The long list of committees and programmes addressing the issue look good on paper. In terms of achievements, however, none of them can be ticked off as successful
Victim testimonies can be key to securing convictions. They can also be traumatic. Meet the furry friends coming to the rescue.
The former Vatican number three, is appealing against his conviction on five counts of sexually abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s
The Western Cape education department responds to an article in the Mail & Guardian
The trial will be held in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria and is expected to run from September 9 to 20.
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx was speaking on the third day of an unprecedented summit of the world’s top bishops
President Julius Bio has raised the maximum punishment for rape of a minor and called on the country to address its rape "scourge"
Among the groups expected to protest are nonprofit organisation #Notinmyname, the ANCWL, the Economic Freedom Fighters and the Democratic Alliance
The current public scrutiny on the levels of violence against children is welcome but we cannot mistake it for action
The steakhouse franchise group has confirmed the incident and says it is in contact with the family while the police investigate
Amnesty International has urged the country to act on claims soldiers and members of the civilian militia have raped women and girls in remote camps
A travel trend of people "doing good" has come under heavy criticism as people inadvertently perpetuate unhelpful ideas about the places they visit.
To be a woman in Kenya, South Africa or Zimbabwe means to be in perpetual fear of some form of abuse at the hands of men
New, never before conducted research reveals the road rape survivors and police walk to justice denied.
Read an excerpt from the award-winning story that kick-started a campaign to link survivors of rape and gender-based violence to care.
Read an excerpt from the award-winning story that kick-started a campaign to link survivors of rape and gender-based violence to care.
The stories of the men who were abused as children at the Ballarat diocese in Melbourne, Australia, have unleashed compassion on a national scale.
Diepsloot’s Green Door, a help service for victims of sexual violence, gets a boost, writes Mia Malan.
Crime stats released in 2015 reported a drop in rape cases, but experts say this is because fewer people are bothering to report rapes to the police.
Unless the rape crisis is tackled, it will backfire at us.
A reduced sentence for a child rapist reflects the Supreme Court of Appeal’s blunt understanding of what rape does to a victim.
The pupils were suspended and are to appear before a disciplinary committee. They have also received the charges, said a department spokesperson.
The claim that a child is raped every three minutes in SA has been doing the rounds since 2009. Africa Check investigates if this claim is flawed.
Following the rape of a baby and toddler in the week, President Jacob Zuma and Minister Lulu Xingwana have condemned sexual attacks on children.
Protesters have gathered at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court where five men were to appear for the rape and murder of two toddlers in Diepsloot.
Social networks have been sent into a frenzy this week as news broke of the brazen and sustained attack on a Soweto teen.
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/ 6 December 2010
Eight members of one family were expected to appear in a Pretoria court on Monday on child pornography charges.
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/ 18 November 2010
The 15-year-old Jules High School girl who accused two boys of raping her changed her tune on Thursday and said that the act was consensual.
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/ 17 November 2010
A 15-year-old schoolgirl and two boys, who allegedly raped her at a high school, were charged with statutory rape on Wednesday.
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/ 10 November 2010
The investigation into the alleged rape of a Johannesburg schoolgirl by two boys, age 14 and 16, is continuing, the Gauteng police said on Wednesday.
Charges against two boys who allegedly drugged and raped a Johannesburg school have been dropped due to a lack of evidence.
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/ 8 November 2010
Two boys suspected of drugging and raping a Johannesburg schoolgirl have been arrested, the Gauteng education minister said on Monday.