Gender violence
Allison Plaaitjies murder accused expected back in court
At a court appearance in November, 24-year-old Phillip April abandoned his bail application.
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Gauteng Safety MEC Mazibuko to lead GBV march to Union Buildings
From 7pm on Friday, Gauteng Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko will lead a group of government officials through the streets of Tshwane.
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Mpumalanga Safety MEC ‘shocked’ after woman killed, stuffed in case
The 32-year victim's boyfriend was arrested on Friday after her body was found inside his house in KwaMhlanga.
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Ramaphosa turns to business, MPs to help fight gender-based violence
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed a joint sitting of the National Assembly and NCOP on Wednesday on gender-based violence, where he put forward a number of initiatives to combat femicide and violence against women and children.
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Soweto man (30) to appear in court for allegedly strangling girlfriend to death
Yolanda Dlepu's body was discovered in the accused's backroom in Dobsonville in April.
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#AmINext: Ramaphosa to address joint sitting of Parliament on GBV
Ramaphosa called for the joint sitting of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces to focus on the crisis of gender-based violence and femicide.
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Campaign launched to hire ace PI to crack Jesse Hess murder case
Hess and her grandfather, Chris Lategan, were murdered more than two weeks ago in their flat.
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Nwabisa Mthumeni’s family pleads with police to catch her killers
Mthumeni was abducted and later killed by criminals who broke into her home weeks ago.
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Call for govt, communities to unite against gender-based violence
Religious leaders led a march in Parow on Sunday during which they handed over a memorandum of demands to police and government representatives.
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Lamola lashes parole board for not consulting victims on Bob Hewitt's parole
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has taken the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board’s decision to grant parole to convicted rapist Bob Hewitt on review.
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JSE CEO Newton-King tells GBV protesters demands won't fall on deaf ears
Nicky Newton-King received their memorandum outside the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in Sandton.
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WATCH LIVE: Protesters take stand against GBV in #SandtonShutdown
Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered near the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in protest against gender-based violence.
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#SandtonShutdown: Business accused of being 'disturbingly silent' on GBV
Friday’s demonstration is being organised by several civil society groups and they are expecting at least 10,000 people to attend.
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Murders, sexual offences increase, crime stats show
Police Minister Bheki Cele is painting the latest picture of how we are faring in the war on the scourge.
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Cele set to reveal state of SA's fight against crime
The annual crime statistics will be released at Parliament later this morning.
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Meghan Cremer murder accused expected to apply for bail
Shiraaz Jaftha and his co-accused Jeremy Sias and Charles Daniels were arrested shortly after Meghan Cremer’s body was found at a sand mine in Philippi last month.
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Mapisa-Nqakula: Crime is crime, it doesn't matter who commits it
Members of the National Assembly on Tuesday debated the country's crisis of gender-based violence and the targeting of foreign nationals in recent violent incidents.
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Magashule: ANC opposed to return of death penalty but will discuss it
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule said the governing party was not deaf to the calls being made by some sections of society for the death penalty to be reinstated as the country struggles to deal with gender violence.
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Classes disrupted amid gender violence protest at a CPUT campus
Eyewitness News has been told of gender violence protests under way at CPUT’s Mowbray campus in Cape Town.
