# Teachers’ union SADTU says violence against women is not only a gross violation of human rights, but also devastates families and undermines the very foundation of society. This follows the discovery of nine women’s bodies in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. SADTU spokesperson Nomusa Cembi says they condemn in the strongest terms all acts of brutality. She […]
# Die Departement van Gesondheid sê Suid-Afrika het tussen 14 Augustus en 17 September een onbevestigde en 18 bevestigde a-pokke-gevalle gehad. Vyftien gevalle is in Kaapstad aangeteken, drie in Gauteng, en die onbevestigde een in KwaZulu-Natal. Die betrokke individue is tussen 23 en 50 jaar oud. Die departement se woordvoerder, Foster Mohale, waarsku mense om […]
# The Gauteng government has accused the DA of exploiting the tragic killings of women in Ekurhuleni for political gain. Earlier this week, the party offered to add 500-thousand-rand to the police’s 400-thousand-rand cash reward for information that could assist the investigation into the murders of nine women. Provincial government spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga says the […]
# Survivors Unite moedig Suid-Afrikaners aan om vandag swart te dra ter herinnering aan die nege vroue wat reg oor Ekurhuleni vermoor is en alle vroue wat onder geweld ly. Die organisasie sê hierdie moorde is ‘n pynlike herinnering daaraan dat vroue in die land steeds onder die daaglikse werklikheid van geweld leef. Hy sê […]
# Motorsport: Prominent South African racing driver Robert Wolk has died at the age of 41 after he was shot and killed in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni. His career spanned almost three decades with success across karting, touring cars and other forms of circuit racing. His achievements include South African Junior GP Karting Championship titles in […]
# The South African National AIDS Council Civil Society Forum has condemned the killing of nine women across Ekurhuleni, saying this highlights the grave and persistent crisis of gender-based violence and femicide in the country. Kempton Park is currently under lockdown, as investigations into these murders are ongoing. The forum’s spokesperson, Karabo Makgato, says they are […]
# The Department of Health says South Africa has recorded 18 laboratory-confirmed Mpox cases and one probable case between 14 August and 17 September. Fifteen cases have been recorded in Cape Town, three in Gauteng, and the one probable case is in KwaZulu-Natal. The affected individuals range in age from 23 to 50 years. The […]
# Survivors Unite is encouraging South Africans to wear black today in memory of the nine women killed across Ekurhuleni and all women affected by violence. The organisation says these murders are a painful reminder that women in the country are still living with the daily reality of violence. It says there needs to be […]
# Die ANC se eerste adjunk-sekretaris-generaal, Nomvula Mokonyane, sê hulle vra gereeld vir gesamentlike optrede om geslagsgeweld en vrouemoord die hoof te bied, en om gemeenskappe te bou waar vroue en kinders vry van vrees en geweld kan leef. Sy het die families besoek van Elizabeth Moselakgomo, Dineo Motapane en Itumeleng Kekana, wat deel is […]
