Crime Against Women, Children Tearing South Africa Apart
Violent crime perpetrated by men against women and children is in the spotlight as many cases are being reported to authorities and reported on by the media. The crimes include child rape and murder, child mutilation, spousal abuse and murder and sexual abuse of school learners by teachers.
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South Africa:
Make Men 'Better Members of Society' - Dept of Women
News24Wire, 17 May 2017
The recent high profile cases of women and children either being raped, burned, or hidden in a shallow grave highlights the need to focus on making boys and young men better… Read more »
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South Africa:
Three Men Arrested for Murders of Three Soweto Women
News24Wire, 17 May 2017
Three men have been arrested for the murders of three women whose bodies were discovered in and around Naledi, Soweto at the weekend, Gauteng police said on Wednesday. Read more »
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South Africa:
Stop Killing Young Women
SAnews.gov.za, 17 May 2017
Gauteng Social Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza has called on Gautengers to declare an end to the senseless killings of defenceless young women. Read more »
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South Africa:
How South Africa's Violent Notion of Masculinity Harms Us All
Daily Maverick, 10 May 2017
A glance at the court roll for Wednesday, May 10, 2017 reveals - for the thousandth time - that something is very, very wrong in South Africa. Across the country, across race, age,… Read more »
Rape victim (file photo).
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South Africa:
Call for Men to Protect Women Like Mandla Hlatshwayo Did
IFP, 16 May 2017
The Inkatha Freedom Party Women's Brigade calls on men to follow suit by becoming role models like Mandla Hlatshwayo, former Generations actor and Jozi FM DJ and his companion who… Read more »
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South Africa:
Franziska's Alleged Killer 'Joked About Stealing Money' After Being Refused Loan
News24Wire, 10 May 2017
The man accused of raping, robbing and killing Franziska Blöchliger asked his farm manager for a loan the day of the murder and then joked about having to get the money… Read more »
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South Africa:
Ruling Party's Former Youth Leader Faces Sentencing
News24Wire, 11 May 2017
Convicted killer and former African National Congress Youth League regional leader Patrick Wisani will be sentenced in the High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday for the murder of… Read more »
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South Africa:
Magician Confesses to Killing 21-Year-Old On Her Birthday
News24Wire, 4 May 2017
A man accused of killing a Khayelitsha woman on her 21st birthday and burying her body beneath concrete in a neighbour's yard, confessed to the murder on Thursday, the National… Read more »
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South Africa:
Accused Confessed to Killing Stascha Arends, Courts Hears
News24Wire, 3 May 2017
The 31-year-old man accused of killing 11-year-old Stascha Arends allegedly confessed to the murder, the Mitchell's Plain Magistrate's court heard on Wednesday morning. Read more »
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South Africa:
'Springs Monster' Breaks Down During Wife's Testimony
News24Wire, 27 March 2017
The man dubbed the "Springs monster" broke down in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday when his wife, who is also an accused, testified about his childhood. Read more »
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South Africa:
No Arrests After Woman Mutilated and Killed in Pietermaritzburg
GroundUp, 7 February 2017
Family of Zodwa Madlala still waiting for answers from police Read more »
InFocus
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Courtney Pieters was last seen at the corner of Milky Way and Grand Vue roads near her family's home in Elsies River, Cape Town. Read more »
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Three-year-old Courtney Pieters went missing a week ago and was found dead on Saturday. Read more »