Forty more women and 50 children were killed between April and June 2023 than in the corresponding period the previous year, dealing a blow to the fight to tackle violence against women and children. This was revealed by police top brass, led by police minister Bheki Cele, during the presentation[…]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen South Africa commemorates Child Protection Week from the 29th of May to 5th June to raise awareness of children’s rights. The theme for this year’s National Child Protection Week is- “Let Us Protect Children during COVID-19 and Beyond”. In an interview with VOC Breakfast on Tuesday, Mark de la Rey,[…]
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has raised concerns about safety in schools across the country. It says violent incidents and robberies have been frequent in schools since the beginning of the 2023 academic year. The union’s spokesperson Nomusa Cembi says KwaZulu-Natal is the most affected. “These incidents are[…]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis With the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) set to embark on a national shutdown on Monday, 20th March, The Western Cape Government has assured citizens it will be ‘business as usual’. According to a statement released by the City of Cape Town, authorities are well prepared and[…]
South Africans who violated COVID-19 lockdown regulations could soon have their criminal records expunged. Parliament started the process to formulate new legislation in this regard. Tens of thousands of people are sitting with criminal records after the state of disaster was enacted in March 2020. With the regulations now in[…]
At least seven people were killed and five others injured in tribal fighting in western Sudan, according to local authorities on Saturday, Anadolu reports. The violence started on Wednesday when herders attacked a group of farmers in Amuri village, east of South Darfur, leaving one person dead and injuring two others,[…]
LOCAL A report on crime statistics has been released by Police Minister Bheki Cele for the period between July and September of this year. There were over 10 000 rape reports to the police during this period, and over 4 300 perpetrators were arrested. “Despite being closer to celebrating the[…]
LOCAL Subcouncil 5 chairperson Stuart Pringle reiterated calls for the devolution of policing powers in the province, saying more resources are required in Delft. Citing neighborhood watch reports that at least nine people were killed in the area in two weeks, Pringle said residents are fed up with the loss[…]
INTERNATIONAL Local community leaders called for calm after a renewed disturbance among young men from sections of the Muslim and Hindu residents in Leicester, in the English East Midlands, despite a strong police presence in the area. The latest incident broke out on Saturday and into Sunday, with police responding[…]
Thousands of Chinese women have called a new domestic violence helpline app within days of its launch, its founder said. Campaigners say domestic violence cases rose sharply during the pandemic as strict restrictions kept people locked in with abusers and increased financial and personal pressures. Around 13,000 people, the vast[…]
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