Crime

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March against crime in Khayelitsha

Residents demand better policing to combat gender-based violence

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Brief | 26 September 2019

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Constitutional Court to rule on “common purpose” in rape cases

Can an accused be convicted of rape for being part of a group with a common intent to rape?

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Law | 26 September 2019

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Gang violence: Mother of slain Bishop Lavis woman doesn’t have much faith in the army

Police use rubber bullets during protest against violence

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News | 25 September 2019

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The village where women can’t afford to report rape

Nearest police station is 120 kilometres away

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News | 23 September 2019

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Students arrested after attack on security guard

Guard escapes through a window after petrol bomb thrown into guardroom at Durban University of Technology

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Brief | 19 September 2019

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Women from shelters picket as Ramaphosa speaks

Movement calls for more funding for shelters for survivors of abuse

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Brief | 18 September 2019

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Silent march against violence at the University of Johannesburg

Marchers demand better security for students

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Brief | 17 September 2019

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“God take their penises away”

Kraaifontein women march in protest against violence against women

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Brief | 16 September 2019

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Students block University of Zululand campus

Attack on student triggers demand for better security

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Brief | 16 September 2019

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Firefighters paint their faces black and blue

PE firefighters join the move against violence against women

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Brief | 10 September 2019

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I can’t even let someone hold my kids on their lap, says rape survivor

Mother tells of successive rapes when she was a child

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Brief | 9 September 2019

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“I was raped by someone who belonged to my church at the age of 15”

Athlone residents speak out against violence against women

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Brief | 6 September 2019

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Uitenhage taxi drivers join protests against crimes against women

“Not in our taxi rank, not in our taxis, not in our homes, and not in our names”

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Brief | 4 September 2019

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Khayelitsha residents dig “grave” for man accused of killing Uyinene Mrwetyana

Murder accused’s house torched

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Brief | 4 September 2019

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Anger at UCT vice-chancellor over campus safety

Students say the university is not doing enough to protect them

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News | 3 September 2019

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Langa councillor’s home petrol-bombed

Police are investigating cases of arson, attempted murder and public violence

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News | 2 September 2019