The two men arrested for the murder of three children and a teenager at a house in Elsies River earlier this week became emotional in the Goodwood Magistrate’s Court on Friday, crying as they were led to the court’s holding cells. “It wasn’t me. I didn’t kill those children!” Rowan[…]
PART TWO By Anees Teladia This is the second of a TWO-PART feature on the death penalty in South Africa. PART TWO will explore three more key themes in the death penalty debate: the prevailing theories of justice in South Africa and how these theories relate to the death penalty,[…]
A series of horrific vigilante murders have rocked Port Elizabeth with 14 men having been killed in just over two months in Kwazakhela, Zwide and New Brighton. A breakdown of trust between residents and police is being blamed. A man, who doesn’t want to be identified, is furious after his[…]
Religious leaders from across Cape Town have led a march to the home of murdered UWC theology student, Jesse Hess. Hess and her 85-year-old grandfather were murdered in their home last month. Faith leaders have handed over a memorandum calling on all spheres of government to work together to tackle[…]
PART ONE By Anees Teladia “Will capital punishment [the death penalty] solve South Africa’s crime crisis” is the question many concerned South African citizens have been asking themselves for years. Confusing statistics, academic papers and fancy political speeches aside, there is an almost tangible feeling of lawlessness in the country[…]
JOHANNESBURG – More people are being killed in South Africa than ever before. An average of 58 people die every day, with weekends the most deadly. Police Minister Bheki Cele said the crime statistics don’t paint a rosy picture. But he still believes violent crime can be halved in less than[…]
CAPE TOWN – An internal Post Office investigation has revealed that the South African Post Office was informed about the criminal record of the man accused of raping and killing Uyinene Mrwetyana. Preliminary results reveal the accused was appointed through a labour broker. On being absorbed as a permanent staff member, he[…]
The first court appearance of a South African woman who has been detained in Oman since 9 May was postponed on Wednesday. While Collin’s family still has a limited understanding of what the charges are against her, the reason for postponement was to assist in ensuring that she gains access[…]
South Africans are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the government’s responses to gender-based violence in the country. Many regard the actions taken by the government thus far as being “all talk” with a clear lack of concrete action and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent statement surrounding the crisis of violence against women[…]
A house believed to belong to the man accused of attacking and murdering University of Cape Town (UCT) student Uyinene Mrwetyana was on Tuesday set alight in Khayelitsha, in the Western Cape. Several videos surfacing on social media emerged on Tuesday night showing community members in Khayelitsha Ward 94 burning[…]
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