More heinous evil has occurred in KZN, with a woman and her two-year-old child allegedly murdered by a 62-year-old man on Wednesday.
The bodies of two women, believed to be in their twenties, were found in the bushes in KwaMashu with gunshot wounds to the head.
Adbul Samson Malambe is said to have hit his girlfriend Zanele Jeanet Mnisi with a broom several times, before she died back in January 2017
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has faced the music and apologised for suggesting that “merely touching a woman” does not constitute harassment.
Gender-based violence (GBV) is sadly a pertinent issue in South Africa with three women killed every day at the hands of their partners, according to the country’s stats.
A preliminary report suggests that the woman had gone to the police station to report domestic violence. The husband then shot her.
Three key Bills relating to GBV, designed to fill the gaps, have been introduced in Parliament. Ramaphosa has elaborated on what they entail.
DJ Noma, a female soldier at the South African National Defence Force, released her second song which aims to help fight gender-based violence.
The province’s commissioner Lieutenant General Yolisa Matakata has commended the investigators for their work on the case
Cele said FCS detectives continue to put together watertight cases that secure multiple life sentences for GBV-related cases.
After police clashed with GBV and farm attack protesters in Cape Town on Saturday, police arrested 18 people on a host of charges.
After the body of a sixth woman was found in Mthwalume, Cele said urgent changes are required in the administration of the area’s policing.
Two life terms for man who raped, killed six-year-old girl
President Cyril Ramaphosa said gender-based violence (GBV) has become a national emergency that requires urgent and decisive action.
Cyril Ramaphosa will reply to oral questions, briefing the National Assembly on, among others, GBV and corruption on Thursday 27 August.
The 22-year-old suspect made his second appearance at the Dutywa Magistrate’s Court, just a week after allegedly murdering Wits student Asithandile Zozo
The 19-year-old woman was bludgeoned to death with a massive scale by Luyanda Botha, a Post Office employee who received three life sentences and will only be eligible for parole after 25 years
Horrific incidents of GBV continue to plague SA, with a man arrested after setting fire to a house occupied by his girlfriend and daughter.
The suspect, 23-year-old Viwe Rulumeni made an appearance at the Dutywa Magistrate’s Court
The suspect, a 23-year-old man, is under police guard after he allegedly tried to take his own life.
The Mthwalume murders have raised suspicion of a serial killer in KZN. Bodies of five women were found in the area in the last five months.
The bills respond to a number of issues raised during the Presidential Summit against GBV and Femicide held in 2018.
Cape Town fitness trainer Anisa Essop lost 61kg and left an abusive husband to carve out a fresh career in a new province.
Another case of shocking gender-based violence as police allege grandfather has abused his granddaughter since the age of 12.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) intends writing to Police Minister Bheki Cele seeking clarity on the crime figures.