GBV
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Discovery of fetus at pump station prompts urgent call for support
The Sol Plaatje Municipality urges individuals in crisis, especially pregnant women, to seek support after a fetus was discovered at a pump station.
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Welkom police arrest two men in assault and sexual abuse investigations
In an effort to combat Gender-Based Violence (GBV), members attached to the Welkom Anti-Gang Unit made two notable arrests. In one incident, they apprehended a Bronville man who was caught…
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Provincial commissioner condemns attack on female police constable
A female police constable assaulted during her duties in Kimberley raises concerns
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Man sentenced to double life terms for murdering councillor, raping girlfriend
BUTTERWORTH – The Butterworth Regional Court on 3 October sentenced Thembinkosi Dyakophu (39) to two terms of life imprisonment for the murder of Mbhashe Local Municipality ward councillor, Mzikayise Saki…
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Young cyclists tackle GBV awareness
One of the organisers of the Mpondo Cultural and Heritage Festival, Princess Stella Sigcau II, has confirmed that the Mzinduku Youth Development Cycling Club will cycle from Phuthi, near Ntsizwa…
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Two siblings charged with murder after allegedly catching older brother raping niece
MQANDULI – Two brothers will appear in the Mqanduli Magistrate Court on Monday, 8 September, for murder charges in connection with the death of their elder brother after alleging the…
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Slain student remembered at opening of GBV Prevention Office
University of Fort Hare opens GBV Prevention Office, remembering murdered law student Nosicelo Mtebeni as it commits to safer campus.
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LISTEN: Shattered Silence Episode 6:
In this gripping episode of Shattered Silence, we sit down with Zenda-Lee Williams, founder of RISE Against Domestic Violence South Africa, a woman whose voice has become a lifeline for…
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Manhunt underway after Eastern Cape man (42) allegedly shoots wife and ex-girlfriend
Police have launched a manhunt for a 42-year-old man from the Ngobozana Administrative Area in the Eastern Cape, who allegedly shot and killed his wife (49) and ex-girlfriend (22) in…
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LISTEN: Shattered Silence Episode 5:
In this powerful and unflinching episode, we take a sobering dive into the psychological underpinnings of abuse—where it begins, how it festers, and the devastating ripple effects it leaves behind.…
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