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Thousands rally worldwide against abuse of women
Roughly 87,000 women and girls were murdered across the world in 2017, according to the United Nations.
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Parliament: Violence against female students is shocking, must be addressed
The statement comes after TVET student Precious Ramabulana was found stabbed to death in her room off-campus on Sunday.
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EC teen attacked, raped while jogging at beach
Swift response by police and security guards resulted in the arrest of a 19-year-old suspect.
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Khayelitsha women, children live in fear after pastor arrested for assault
Dozens of people took to the streets of Khayelitsha on Monday to mark the start of 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children.
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JMPD includes GBV programme for newly enlisted officers
As the country marks 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, outgoing Mayor Herman Mashaba alongside Public Safety MMC Michael Sun attended a pass out parade for 1,000 new officers.
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Cape teen due in court for rape of 8-year-old girl
The local community policing forum's Philip Bam said the girl’s mother apparently found the youth assaulting her daughter.
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ANALYSIS: Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women, girls
The aim is to reduce maternal deaths, address the unmet need for family planning and end gender-based violence across Africa by 2030.
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Man accused of Allison Plaatjies’ murder abandons bail bid
Phillip April appeared in the town's magistrates court today.
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CT police make breakthrough in Jesse Hess murder case
Police told Eyewitness News that a suspect has been linked to the murders of Jesse Hess and her grandfather.
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SA delegates in Kenya to promote its stance on human rights
The conference aims to address sexual and reproductive health issues affecting young women, marginalised groups - such as members of the LGBTI community - as well as sex workers.
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Thandi Modise to the Boks: ‘You’ve made us forget about racial tensions, GBV’
The players were greeted by cheers from Parliament officials and visitors.
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Luyanda Botha to stand trial for rape, murder of Uyinene Mrwetyana
The young woman’s murder sparked a national outcry and she rapidly became the poster child for escalating violence against women and children.
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ANCYL: Justice must be served for Uyinene Mrwetyana
Luyanda Botha, the man accused of murdering and raping 19-year-old Uyinene Mrwetyana is expected back in court on Thursday.
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Uyinene Mrwetyana murder accused won’t be applying for bail
The matter has now been postponed to Thursday and will be formally transferred to the Western Cape High Court.
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Men to lead protest at CT court as dad accused of daughter’s rape appears
This will be to support a young girl from Philippi who was sexually assaulted allegedly by her 58-year-old father.
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Still no justice for Genee Bergs's family, years after her murder
Genee Bergs was killed in her bedroom in what was initially believed to have been a robbery gone wrong.
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Khayelitsha family want justice for murdered Nwabisa Mthumeni
Nwabisa Mthumeni (31) was killed last month after she and her boyfriend were attacked in their home in Site C in the early hours of the morning.
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CHARLES WEBSTER: Rape culture. What women say
While there is an unfortunate need for men to speak out about rape culture in South Africa, it's what women say that really matters, writes Charles Webster.
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CHARLES WEBSTER: Rape culture and the ‘ownership’ of women
We have aeons of deeply ingrained ideas of ownership of women to break free from, writes Charles Webster.
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CHARLES WEBSTER: Rape culture roulette, every woman’s daily game
Over the course of their lives, South African women wake up to the knowledge that they have a chance of being one of the four out of every 10 women who will be raped – and today might be the day, writes Charles Webster.
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KZN traditional healer arrested for allegedly drugging, raping 2 women
The 32-year-old man allegedly sexually assaulted the two women during separate meetings in Durban between august and last month.
