Tag Archives: Gauteng

South Africa: On the streets against gender-based violence

March 20, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

After the rape of Anene Booysen and other acts of violence outraged many South Africans, some organisations have publicly demonstrated their view that enough is enough. GREG NICOLSON & SHASHA MODIKE look at a few groups who have expressed their … read more »

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Problem for SA police: Where to hold Pistorius?

February 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The incarceration of Oscar Pistorius exposed a major flaw in South Africa’s safety and security system as the country’s troubled police cells are not properly designed to accommodate criminal suspects with physical disabilities writes DE WET POTGIETER. When government authorities … read more »

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Kept as sex slave for seven months

July 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

In Cape Town’s latest case of human trafficking, a young woman was allegedly kept captive in a Brooklyn wendy house for seven months and forced into prostitution and drug addiction. This week the city’s Vice Squad removed the 23-year-old woman, … read more »

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4 minors suspected in South Africa gang rape released on bail

May 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Four minors accused in a brutal videotaped gang rape of a mentally disabled teenager were released on $67 bail Thursday, their lawyer said. The boys fear for their safety and will not be returning to their homes because of anger … read more »

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S.Africa: Probe into Malema lawyer’s house robbery

April 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Johannesburg – Investigations continued on Monday into a robbery at the house of suspended ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema’s lawyer, Muzi Sikhakhane, Gauteng police said. “There have been no arrests yet and investigations are continuing,” said Lieutenant Colonel Tshisikhwawe … read more »

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16 days of activism against gender violence

December 2, 2011 by benim

Lusaka, 24 November: It’s 5am on the eve of the International Day of No Violence Against Women that kicks off the Sixteen Days of Activism campaign. My alarm rings barely six hours after I arrive in the Zambian capital and … read more »

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S.African Woman raped in front of sons

November 23, 2011 by benim

Durban – A Gauteng woman has been raped in front of her teenage sons and their friends, just hours after arriving in KwaZulu-Natal for a holiday. After raping the mother from Vanderbijlpark and ransacking the self-catering unit, the four armed … read more »

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Rights group may drop charges against Malema

November 15, 2011 by benim

Pietermaritzburg – Suspended ANC Youth League president Julius Malema will have to wait until Wednesday to know whether charges levelled against him by the SA Minority Rights Equality Movement (Samrem) have been dropped. This emerged after a meeting held in … read more »

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S.Africa could suffer if Swaziland collapses

November 6, 2011 by benim

Mbombela – If Swaziland suffers an economic and social collapse, the provinces of Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng will be most affected, says South African sociologist Hilda Simelane. Simelane told African Eye News Service that a Swazi collapse would not only … read more »

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Suspect confesses to being ‘Sunday rapist’

October 17, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – The man accused of killing Roodepoort schoolgirl Louise de Waal has confessed to being the “Sunday rapist”, police said on Monday. “Johannes Jacobus Steyn confessed before a magistrate in Krugersdorp on Friday,” Lieutenant Colonel Tshisikhawe Ndou told reporters … read more »

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Serial rapist admits to killing schoolgirl

October 13, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – A suspected serial rapist has admitted to kidnapping and murdering Florida high school pupil Louise de Waal, Gauteng police said on Thursday. “He handed himself in at the Margate police station [in KwaZulu-Natal], this morning,” acting Gauteng Police … read more »

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Tornadoes rip through SA

October 3, 2011 by benim

Hundreds of people were left homeless when a tornado tore through the Duduza township near Nigel, east of Johannesburg, on Sunday, paramedics said. “One hundred and five individuals were injured,” said ER24 spokesperson Andre Visser. Several people were injured during … read more »

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South Africa’s most wanted Zimbabwean re-arrested

August 29, 2011 by benim

One of South Africa’s most wanted criminals, Bongani Moyo, was arrested in Johannesburg on Sunday night following his second escape this year, Gauteng police said. “Moyo was arrested in Hillbrow just after 10pm,” Brigadier Neville Malila said. “He was in … read more »

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S. Africa’s ‘most wanted’ nabbed

May 9, 2011 by benim

Two of South Africa’s most wanted criminals were arrested in Orange Grove, Johannesburg, on Sunday, the Hawks said. Spokesperson McIntosh Polela said Khumbulani Sibanda and a man whose name was unknown but was referred to by some as ‘Ogies’ were … read more »

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S.Africa Easter road deaths mount

April 23, 2011 by benim

Paramedics reported that at least 19 people died on South Africa’s roads since the start of the Easter holidays on Friday. In an accident on the N4 near Ngodwana in Mpumalanga 11 people died when two minibus taxis collided head-on … read more »

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Mandela Day 2011 launched

March 28, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Nelson Mandela International Day was launched by a panel of schoolchildren on Monday in the absence of the recuperating former president. Foundation spokesperson Sello Hatang said a decision was made ahead of the launch not to mention Madiba’s … read more »

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South African Cop ‘rapes woman, leaves her on roadside’

February 20, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – A 29-year-old Tshwane traffic officer was arrested for rape on Friday night, Gauteng police said. Lieutenant Colonel Tshisikhawe Ndou said it was alleged that the officer picked up a 26-year-old woman and they went out together for drinks. … read more »

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Malema needs political education on gender issues

February 3, 2011 by benim

THE day controversial businessman Kenny Kunene said he would stop serving sushi on women’s bodies, Cosatu in Gauteng said ANCYL president Julius Malema needed political education on gender issues. Yesterday Cosatu’s Dumisani Dakile suggested Malema could acquire this by completing … read more »

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South Africa: Root of baby deaths revealed

January 20, 2011 by benim

Overcrowding and lack of resources were contributing factors to the death of six babies at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg last year, according to a report released on Thursday. “This tragedy has occurred against a background of a neonatal … read more »

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South Africa: Arms cache discovered in W.Cape

January 16, 2011 by benim

An arms cache has reportedly been discovered in the Western Cape. A large assortment of explosives, firearms, ammunition and replica firearms were seized at a farm in Durbanville. It is understood that the cache included pistols, rifles, magazines, teargas and … read more »

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Woman’s body found in suitcase

December 6, 2010 by benim

A suitcase containing a woman’s mutilated body has been found floating in Nigel Dam, says Gauteng police. Police received a call about a suitcase floating in the dam around 4.30pm on Sunday and went to the scene, Constable Sibongile Ndlela … read more »

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African woman: Raped from Cairo to Cape

November 27, 2010 by benim

All the way from North to Southern Africa rapists prowl the continent’s fields for their next victims. And it is of course women who bear the deepest scars from Africa’s wars. Writes Samantha Spooner:- The statistics out of the continent … read more »

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1 in 3 South African men admit to rape, survey finds

November 26, 2010 by benim

More than one in three South African men questioned in a survey admitted to rape, the latest evidence in the country of a violent culture of patriarchy. Researchers found that more than three in four men said they had perpetrated … read more »

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South Africa: Second teacher arrested for sex charge

October 22, 2010 by benim

A teacher at a Krugersdorp high school, west of Johannesburg, has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing school girls, the provincial education department said. “The police approached us on Tuesday to confirm whether he was employed at the school, and … read more »

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