African countries have some of the highest levels of physical and sexual violence against women in the world, a report has found.
The crimes court has opened an investigation into allegations by four people who say they were subjected to sexual abuse by a court staff member.
Last month, the California Court of Appeal has ordered that a pair of South African parents be barred from visiting their grandchildren.
It’s nearly the start of the annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children. But have we made progress as a society?
Delegates at a civil society conference have heard that the sexualisation of minors is out of control.
Jimmy Savile was one of the UK’s biggest stars – and, allegedly, its worst sexual predator. Now the nation asks if there was a link between the two.
Late British TV star Jimmy Savile, who has been accused of sex abuse, regularly took girls on late night trips to a hospital where he was a volunteer.
A church in Victoria has revealed that at least 620 children have been abused by its clergy since the 30s, sparking a call for an independent inquiry.
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/ 14 December 2011
Victims of sexual abuse by priests in Belgium should be able to claim up to €25 000 in compensation from the Church, a new commission has found.
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/ 1 December 2010
There are many in the fields of popular and alternative music that speak about violence against women and children from a different angle.
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/ 15 October 2010
Mpumalanga’s education department has dismissed 60 teachers for sexually abusing pupils in the past five years, the province has disclosed.
A new handbook encourages learners and teachers to eradicate a modern scourge in schools, writes <b>Sameerah Karolia</b>.
Convicted sex offender Cezanne Visser, also known as advocate Barbie, reported to the high court in Pretoria on Monday to begin her jail sentence.
He’s a man of temperate habits with a love of cats and classical music. Yet his image is that of God’s rottweiler. John Hooper profiles the pope.
As the scandal has convulsed the Church in the United States and Europe, the Vatican has gone on the offensive, attacking the media.
Pope Benedict apologised on Saturday to victims of child sex abuse by clergy in Ireland and ordered an inquiry there to try to stem a scandal.
A victim of convicted child molester Cezanne Visser hanged herself from a tree in Botswana at the weekend, <em>Beeld</em> reported on Monday.
It’s a fudge, of course, but it seems to be a highly seductive fudge. Tabloid headlines around the world have repeatedly labelled him a monster.
Journalist Charlene Smith looks back at the lessons she has learned and taught others about survival over the past ten years.
Former advocate and sex crimes accused Cezanne Visser said in the Pretoria High Court on Monday that she was ”a victim of Dirk Prinsloo”.
Former advocate Cezanne Visser, better known as Advocate Barbie, on Wednesday conceded that she would probably have committed murder for her ex-lover.
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/ 18 February 2009
Two child witnesses testified for the second time against Cezanne Visser, or ”Advocate Barbie”, in the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday.
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/ 17 February 2009
Two child witnesses, who have already testified against Cezanne Visser, might have to testify again, the Pretoria High Court heard on Tuesday.
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/ 16 February 2009
Cezanne Visser, also known as ”Advocate Barbie”, pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of soliciting minors to perform indecent acts.
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/ 25 November 2008
Men often bribe guards and managers to get jobs, but sex is the preferred inducement for women in Kenya.
Two out of five South African schoolchildren say they have been raped, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Pope Benedict apologised on Saturday for sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Australia, saying those responsible should be brought to justice.
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/ 31 October 2007
In South Africa, the rising phenomenon of sex tourism is often overlooked.