The national register for sex offenders contains more than 32 000 names, with more than 10 000 additional cases pending court outcomes
We urgently need more interventions to protect children and address the root causes of violence in the country
If we do not speak out against the erosion of rights by authoritarian leaders, anti-rights movements will be emboldened everywhere
Seven women are killed in the country each day and nearly six in 10 of such murders are at the hand of an intimate partner
The second season of the series offers an expanded cast and more corporate dark deeds
Police have confirmed that Lekganyane’s boyfriend will be charged with murder
The political strategy of the socialist shack dwellers’ movement is grounded in two decades of activism against oppression and for land
From his chart-topping hits to his outspoken advocacy, AKA left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape
The Johannesburg teacher was found raped and murdered in Parkmore in October
In this fourth episode of The Last Afternoon in the Garden we go back to the communal garden one last time to reflect on everything that has happened. We seek out experts to try and explain the violence and confront a person from the past who has a different version of events.
In this third episode of The Last Afternoon in the Garden we are struck by incredible tragedy, but everyone involved pulls together, gets sensible and builds a strategy so they can win.
In this second episode of The Last Afternoon in the Garden we get deeper into the work of Mbale Kubheka, the determined attorney who is working to get a conviction for the assassination of Ayanda Ngila.
Hundreds marched to the Clareinch post office in Claremont to commemorate four years since her rape and murder
The forensics investigator at the murder scene said he did not collect all DNA evidence as the people in the house were considered victims of an intrusion, not suspects
Police say Kiernan Jarryd Forbes and a friend died in a hail of bullets outside a popular Durban restaurant
The body of the Kenyan fashion designer and gay rights activist was found stuffed in a box on the roadside. He had been suffocated to death
Defence counsel for Moyhdian Pangkaeker tells the Western Cape high court one or more life sentences would be like a death sentence, asks for 30 years
A public art team aims to roll back the squalor and spiritual deformity of downtown Johannesburg. Its latest project looks for meaning in a senseless murder
Without government support, recognition and policy, the forensic anthropologist’s contribution is limited
The case of alleged kingpin Yanga Nyalara and his co-accused is set for pre-trial in the Western Cape high court in March 2023
The activist professor’s second book explores the unvarnished truth behind assisted death
Moyhdian Pangkaeker found guilty on 21 charges including rape, murder and kidnapping of the eight year old girl
Our men are in turmoil and our women are in danger
Nearly 50 people were gunned down in another bloody week while implementation of the gunfire-detection system ShotSpotter was delayed by “administrative processes”
Man accused of the rape and murder of the young girl still maintains his innocence
Continuing murders, detention and intimidation will result in elections not being free and fair
The state tells Moyhdian Pangkaeker that he is a dangerous person, and that he killed and raped the child
In the same period 9 516 rape cases were opened with the South African Police Service
Christopher Clark’s debut book, Clare: The killing of a gentle activist’ explores the context of the murder of an activist in KwaZulu-Natal
The killings made international headlines and were shocking even in South Africa, a society with one of the highest murder rates in the world
Police will struggle to solve murders and massacres, as well as other crimes, because of corruption, shoddy management, low level officers being promoted and internal divisions in the police service
Murder accused’s twin sister tells court of interacting with the accused two days after the deceased went missing