# A 36-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping 14 women in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Police say the man allegedly committed his first attack in Mahlabathini, KwaZulu-Natal, in January 2010. He was arrested but released on bail before absconding from court. Spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says while out on bail, the suspect allegedly raped seven women […]
# The Forum for South Africa is calling for urgent government action following a 21-percent increase in calls to the Gender-Based Violence Command Centre in September. Preliminary figures from the Department of Social Development show the centre received six-thousand-782 calls between the first and 16th of September, an average of 424 calls a day, compared […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Employment and Labour has opened public comments on the Employment Services Amendment Bill, taking a critical step in formulating legislation that will reshape the country’s labour migration framework. The proposed legislation seeks to legally regulate the employment of foreign nationals. The bill is also intended to, among other things, update […]
# The Department of Social Development has urged communities to speak out against gender-based violence and femicide. The 24-hour GBV command centre recorded a significant increase in the number of calls between 1 and 16 September. It received six-thousand-782 calls, averaging 424 calls per day. Spokesperson Sandy Godlwana says this represents a 21-percent increase compared […]
# The City of Cape Town has condemned the attack on Traffic Services officers during an illegal street racing operation in Paarden Eiland over the weekend. According to mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, officers arrested two motorists for reckless and negligent driving and participating in an illegal street race on Friday […]
# Police have arrested three suspects, one man and two women, in connection with the murder of the ninth woman found dead in Ekurhuleni last week. The body of 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo was found wrapped in a sheet in Dawn Park in Boksburg. The series of murders has claimed the lives of five women in Kempton […]
# Cape Town’s public swimming pools will open daily during the September school holidays, giving residents and visitors an opportunity to enjoy access to the municipal facilities from 23 September to 5 October. Pools will operate from 10am to 5pm each day. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham, says five pools- Westridge, Bellville […]
# The Tshwane Metro Police Department says it has intensified its proactive crime prevention strategy and routine patrols across the City of Tshwane to combat gender-based violence and femicide. This follows the killing of nine women in Ekurhuleni over the past two months. TMPD’s spokesperson, Puleng Motholo, says they have stepped up personnel deployments in […]
# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has condemned the fatal shooting of renowned racing driver Robert Wolk in a road-rage incident in Kempton Park last week. Wolk, a highly decorated racing driver with a career spanning nearly three decades, won multiple national titles, including back-to-back SA GTC championships and victories at the Simola Hillclimb. Three suspects […]
