Specialised cops take charge of shocking school rape case
Cape Town – The Eastern Cape government has welcomed the deployment of the police’s Specialised Sexual Offences Unit to... Read more
2 Apr
Naming and shaming rape suspects: SA court ruling challenges current thinking
Bonita Meyersfeld, University of the Witwatersrand Victims and survivors of gender-based violence have increasingly started naming perpetrators in public.... Read more
21 Feb
Bloemfontein man sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for raping lesbian neighbour
Cape Town — A man from the Free State was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and added to the... Read more
25 Jan
IPID reveals 110 rape allegations made against police officers
Cape Town — The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has revealed there were 110 rape allegations made against police... Read more
24 Jan
Police investigating shocking rape of two nurses at Limpopo clinic
Cape Town — Police in Limpopo have ordered an urgent investigation after a shocking incident of business robbery, kidnapping... Read more
11 Jan
Two nurses abducted, raped in violent attack at Limpopo clinic
Cape Town – Two nurses in Limpopo were kidnapped, assaulted, and raped during a violent attack at Chuene Clinic... Read more
10 Jan
KZN Premier calls for action on statutory rape as 47 Christmas babies are born
Cape Town – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has urged parents to report statutory rape cases involving men who impregnate... Read more
25 Dec, 2024
Rape of 7-year-old child: mother accuses police of being slow to act
The mother of a learner at a Matatiele school says the police have been slow to act after her... Read more
13 Dec, 2024
Rape is still rape even if you’re married – report finds some SA men don’t believe it is
Zainonisa Petersen, Human Sciences Research Council; Benita Moolman, University of Cape Town, and Nompumelelo Zungu, Human Sciences Research Council... Read more
10 Dec, 2024
WATCH | SA crime stats: Murder, rape, robbery decline in Q2, says minister Mchunu
Cape Town – South Africa recorded a decline in several contact crimes, including murder and rape, between July and... Read more
26 Nov, 2024
