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ConCourt: It’s not just the man whose penis penetrates who is the rapist

Article Franny Rabkin - 12 Dec 2019

Even a person who has not ‘instrumentally’ been involved can now be tried for the crime

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Survivors of gender-based violence fight to be heard

Article Tebadi Mmotla - 10 Aug 2019

Gender-based violence is escalating as the social crisis deepens. Some activists want a special council for survivors

A lone gay man says ‘enough’ to hate rapes in Cape wheatlands

Videos Carl Collison - 16 Jan 2019

Marchillino Ambraal explains why he refuses to drop charges against the gang members who have been terrorising the community in which he lives.

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Why rape counselling needs to hit the road and other ways to make services better

Article Nelisiwe Msomi - 3 Jul 2018

When people can't get to healthcare, healthcare needs get to them.

Rape and (in)justice: 340 guilty verdicts from 3952 cases

Article Mia Malan - 17 Aug 2017

A new study shows the dreadful reality of how the criminal justice system is failing victims of this 'priority crime' in SA.

Rape accused kwaito musician Brickz denied bail

Article Sapa - 19 Nov 2013

Kwaito musician Brickz, who is accused of raping a teenage girl in March and has been in custody since his arrest on November 1, has been denied bail.

Don’t blame apartheid for rape crimes

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Mar 2013

It is now 19 years later, and those found breaking the law are mostly under 30. So, in which way did apartheid play a role?

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Xingwana calls for no bail in Anene Booysen case

Article Jenna Etheridge - 12 Feb 2013

The two men accused of killing Bredasdorp teenager Anene Booysen must not be granted bail, says Women and Children Minister Lulama Xingwana.

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Five accused plead not guilty in India gang rape trial

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Feb 2013

Five men pleaded not guilty after being indicted in a special court on charges of rape and murder, in the gang rape of a woman on a New Delhi bus.

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Reports show Delhi gang-rapists tried to run over victim

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Jan 2013

A gang of men who savagely raped and beat a woman on a bus in New Delhi tried to run her over after the attack that left her fatally injured.

Catching rapists can also prevent other offences

Analysis Staff Reporter - 19 Oct 2012

It is an atypical argument for a gender activist to make - that the police must put more effort into investigating cases of stranger rape.

Malema finally pays fine for rape claim remark

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Aug 2011

ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema on Monday paid a R50 000 fine for his "nice time" remark about a woman who claimed she had been raped.

Rape charges against Jules High pupils withdrawn

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Dec 2010

The charges of consensual sexual penetration against three Jules High School pupils were provisionally withdrawn, the <em>Star</em> reported.

Sex or rape? Something is terribly wrong!

Article Colleen Lowe Morna - 25 Nov 2010

Executive director of Gender Links attempts to explain the difference between sex and rape in South African society.

Petros: School rape investigation continues

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Nov 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.

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