Every-day male monsters, rather than uniquely evil cultists, are responsible for the bulk of violence against South African women
Stats SA completely misses the plot in their latest report on statistics of sexual violence in South Africa, writes Ra’eesa Pather.
Johannes Kana, the man convicted of raping and murdering Bredasdorp teenager Anene Booysen, has been sentenced to two life sentences.
While Anene Booysen’s rape and murder caused an international outcry, Letty Wapad’s similar case went under-reported and almost unheard.
The sentencing of Johannes Kana – convicted for the rape and murder of Bredasdorp teenager Anene Booysen – has been postponed.
The state will seek life imprisonment for Johannes Kana, convicted of the rape and murder of Anene Booysen, when he is sentenced on her birthday.
Johannes Kana has been formally charged with the rape and murder of Anene Booysen, according to media reports.
Bestselling author Lauren Beukes has a way with violence–a dark twisting of words.It’s not a platform for cheap thrills, though.
The NPA says it rejected Johannes Kana’s guilty plea for the rape of slain teenager Anene Booysen because it would have implied a lesser sentence.
Charges have been dropped against one of the men accused of raping and killing Anene Booysen, the National Prosecuting Authority has said.
Despite Anene Booysen identifying Jonathan Davids as one of her attackers hours before dying, the state has dropped all charges against him.
Women and children should not have to face violence or rape anywhere in South Africa, says President Jacob Zuma.
Grief over the rape and murder of Anene Booysen has given way to seething anger in Bredasdorp.
Jonathan Davids, one of the accused in the rape and murder of Anene Booysen, has been denied bail in the Bredasdorp Magistrate’s Court.
The families of murdered teenager Anene Booysen and a man accused of killing her has packed the Bredasdorp Magistrate’s Court.
Cabinet ministers have come under fire from opposition MPs for missing a crucial debate in Parliament on gender-based violence.
Lulu Xingwana is right: Reeva Steenkamp would still be alive if Oscar Pistorius did not own a gun. But intimate-partner violence is more complicated.
Jonathan Davids has pleaded not guilty to raping and killing teenager Anene Booysen, in the Bredasdorp Magistrate’s Court.
Access control has been strict at the Bredasdorp Magistrate’s Court ahead of the appearance of Anene Booysen’s alleged killers.
With the horrific murder of Anene Booysen, there was some expectation that the Zuma would spell out a clear approach to a number of security issues
Feminist polemic can breed defensiveness. How can we make it more fully inclusive?
Rape in rural areas is feared to be dramatically under-reported. We headed to villages in Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the Free State to find out why.
If the media can shift the way in which it reports on gender-based violence, thousands of deaths might not be so utterly futile, writes William Bird.
We’re told the media must speak for the voiceless but when we do, we’re told to show them the error of their ways, writes Chris Roper.
Violence against women has become so normalised that it has taken centuries of abuse topped by three tragedies for us to speak out, writes Jos Dirkx.
The outcry over the past week is enough evidence that SA is fed up with the scourge of rape, and the country needs more than the criticism of rapists.
While India raged, South Africa’s response to Anene’s rape has been muted by comparison. Why? This is the first of a five-part series on rape.
Going by the conviction rates, there is a mere one-in-10 chance that the men accused of the rape and murder of Anene Booysen will be convicted.
Suggestions that the way to end sexism and rape is to have a better, more ethical patriarchy is lamentably divorced from reality, writes Chris Roper.
Mpho Moshe Matheolane questions how effective "manning up" is as a solution to rape.
The national fight against gender-based violence lacks the sufficient political will to succeed, says Rape Crisis Centre director Kathleen Dey.
President Jacob Zuma’s State Of The Nation address would be the perfect opportunity for him to discuss violent crime.