Sexual offences act
ConCourt decision on sexual offences law expected
The court on Tuesday heard an application from the so-called Frankel 8.
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MPs to be briefed on draft online bill
Govt says the Films and Publications Amendment Bill will protect children from sexually explicit content.
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FACTSHEET: SA's 2014/15 assault & sexual crime statistics
The ISS looks at assault & sexual crime trends between 1 April 2014 & 31 March 2015 as recorded by the SAPS.
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Revised sex bill signed into law
The revised law states children between the ages of 12 and 15 can consent to sexual acts with each other.
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Alleged sex pest teacher remanded in custody
The 42-year-old man made a brief appearance in the Plettenberg Bay Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
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Proposals to change Sexual Offences amendments dead in the water
Sections 15 and 16 of the Act make consensual sex between children aged 12 to 16 a crime.
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Time running out for amendments on Sexual Offences Act
Sections 15 and 16 of the act make consensual sex between children aged 12 to 16 a crime.
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Former minister refutes claims on specialised courts
Brigitte Mabandla says there was no discrimination against the allocation of sexual offences courts.
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Priest faces 40 sexual offence charges
A catholic priest extradited to Germany could face up to 40 sexual offence charges.
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Bryanston school assisting police
The school says it acted immediately after a sexual misconduct complaint was laid.
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FIRST ON EWN: Hyde Park’s ‘sex pest’ teacher arrested
The teacher allegedly sexually groomed a teenage boy for around eight months.
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Sexual Offences Act to be amended
The Constitutional Court has given Parliament 18 months to amend sections of the Sexual Offences Act.
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Return of sexual offences courts celebrated
The Women’s Legal Centre has welcomed the reintroduction of sexual offences courts.
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Reintroduction of sexual offences courts welcomed
The courts will help deal with the high levels of sexual offences in the country.
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'Sex offence courts will be efficient'
Jeff Radebe announced on Tuesday that the specialised courts will be re-introduced.
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'Kissing law' too harsh on teens
The hearing into the so-called kissing law got underway in the Constitutional Court on Thursday.
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NGOs gun for 'kissing law'
Lobby groups believe the State is wrong for charging teenagers for having consensual sex.
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Law to harshly deal with sex offenders
The Justice Minister says dedicated sex crime courts will bring more offenders to book.
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Probe into Booysen's death continues
The NPA says its investigation into Anene Booysens’ rape and death has not been finalised.
