“If he or she slaps you once, they will slap you again.” This was a warning from a Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) member at an event marking the 16 days of no violence against women and children campaign in Komani earlier…
“A problem shared is a problem halved.” These were words shared by local singer and gender-based violence (GBV) survivor, Akhona Ntantiso, who has revealed her truth in a song soon to be released, entitled ‘Buyisa’. The 31-year-old, whose…
A family in Dordrecht have called for the “truth” and for justice for the brutal killing of 42-year-old Phakamisa Jantjie who allegedly died at the hands of his lover. According to police spokesperson, captain Namhla Mdleleni, Jantjie,…
Police minister Bheki Cele says gender-based violence is a societal evil that must be contained at all costs. Speaking at a briefing on Tuesday afternoon, Cele described it as a second pandemic that had reached crisis levels in the…
There are concerns that some areas in the country might be overlooked as hotspots for gender-based violence due to the lack of resources and reporting by victims. President Cyril Ramaphosa during his address on Wednesday announced a new…
The community of Ntabethemba, Tentergate, supported by the area’s ANC formations marched outside the Ntabethemba magistrate’s court on Wednesday, when a 63-year-old man appeared on charges of the murder of his mistress, Simamkele Kambi,…
Reports on the spate of gender based violence (GBV) in the country remain a constant reminder for a family in Queenview Park who lost their daughter after her husband allegedly shot her dead in 2018. In an interview with The Rep, mother…
STANDING TOGETHER: The community of Ntabethemba, Tentergate Village and ANC formations in the area marched outside the Ntabethemba Magistrate’s Court yesterday campaigning that a 63-year-old man charged for the murder of Simamkele Kambi,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that three bills have been introduced by parliament as part of the government’s fight against gender-based violence (GBV). According to Ramaphosa, SA is on the cusp of the most far-reaching…
South Africans have responded with shock and anger at the shooting of actress Thandeka Mdeliswa, with her family stating that her death was allegedly “another incident of violence against women”. In a statement shared on social media,…
The 22-year-old man accused of killing Wits first-year student Asithandile “Kwasa” Zozo will make a formal bail application on August 26. The matter was postponed in the Dutywa magistrate’s court on Thursday after Viwe Rulumeni, 22, made…
An Eastern Cape man tried to take his own life after allegedly killing Wits University student Asithandile “Kwasa” Zozo in Dutywa on Monday. The death of Zozo has sparked outrage on social media, with Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi…
From the streets, to petrol stations, to parks and parking lots, you are most likely to be killed in public, the crime statistics revealed on Friday morning. According to the annual statistics released by police minister Bheki Cele, a…
Police minister Bheki Cele has allocated R57bn towards visible policing from the ministry’s R105.5bn budget for 2020/21. His other priorities are administration services, which were allocated R20bn, and detective services, which received…
Whittlesea residents outraged by the brutal killing of two young women protested outside the Whittlesea magistrate’s court on Monday, demanding that the accused be refused bail. Read full story in The Rep today Pictures: ESETHU PONGOLO
