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Venezuela amnesty bill excludes gross rights abuses under Chavez, Maduro

Caracas –  Venezuela’s parliament on Thursday gave its initial approval to a landmark amnesty bill covering the types of... Read more

6 Feb

Arts and Leisure

Radio star in viral storm: Felix Hlophe responds to abuse allegations

Cape Town – Gagasi FM presenter and comedian Felix Hlophe has responded to allegations of physical abuse following the... Read more

29 Dec, 2025

Countries

Colombia expels 9 members of Jewish sect accused of minor abuse

Bogotá –  Colombian authorities on Monday announced the expulsion of nine members of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect accused of... Read more

2 Dec, 2025

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HRW accuses Mauritania of years of African migrant abuse

Dakar – Mauritanian security forces have committed “serious human rights violations” against migrants and asylum seekers ranging from torture... Read more

27 Aug, 2025

World

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was ‘coercive and criminal,’ jury hears

New York – Sean “Diddy” Combs used violence and threats of reputational ruin to control women he abused for... Read more

13 May, 2025

Arts and Leisure

Abuse as entertainment? – Moja Love’s ‘Isencane Lengane’ sparks national outrage

Cape Town – The reality TV show Isencane Lengane, aired on Moja Love, has sparked significant controversy and public... Read more

23 Apr, 2025

World

Ex-archbishop Justin Welby on church scandal: ‘It was overwhelming, I got it wrong’

London – The former head of the world’s Anglicans, Justin Welby, on Saturday admitted errors over an abuse scandal... Read more

30 Mar, 2025

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AI app offers a lifeline for SA’s abused women

Johannesburg – She says she was violated by police. Now she’s brainstorming an AI-integrated app with a panic button... Read more

9 Feb, 2025

Countries

Police arrest 29-year-old suspect for assaulting elderly woman

Cape Town — Police in the Eastern Cape have arrested a 29-year-old traditional leader who was seen assaulting an... Read more

31 Jan, 2025

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Men abused by women don’t all fight back. Some believe a strong man is non-violent – South African study

  Emmanuel Rowlands, University of Johannesburg and Leo O. Igbanoi, University of Johannesburg Studies of intimate partner violence mostly... Read more

20 Nov, 2024