‘It cannot be business as usual’ – civil society groups to shutdown Sandton: Civil society groups are expected to assemble to peacefully march against sexual, gender-based violence and femicide. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
State explains why it called Dros rape victim to testify: Nicholas Ninow is standing trial at the High Court in Pretoria for the rape of a seven-year-old girl in the toilet of a Dros restaurant in Pretoria last year. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
WC sees spike in hijacking but house break-ins down: Not only does the Nyanga top the list of 30 stations where the most murders have been committed, it’s also the country’s top hijacking hotspot. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Bob Hewitt parole not granted yet, says Correctional Services: The former tennis champion was sentenced to six years in prison in 2015 for the rape and sexual assault of three women in the 1980s and 1990s. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Abalone worth over R3m seized in CT raid: Police acted on a tip-off this week and discovered the dried abalone on Tuesday. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Nothing much has changed since SANDF deployment, say Delft residents: Crime statistics released on Thursday revealed that 247 people were murdered in this community, 52 more than in 2017/18 financial year. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Alleged rape in Goodwood police cell at the center of court case: Cape Town – A 35-year-old man sobbed in the Western Cape High Court when he recounted a day in December 2012 when he was allegedly raped in the Goodwood police cells. The man is suing the police minister for pain and suffering and future psychological treatment for R520000. The case…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
LOOK: Hundreds of women gather at JSE for Sandton Shutdown: Johannesburg – Women began gathering in Sandton in the wee hours on Friday ahead of the planned #SandtonShutdown protest against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The protest which comes one day after national crime stats indicated that violent crimes and murder had significantly worsened. On Thursday the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) issued a statement in support of the protest, which is a call to action from all civil society groups to participate in a massive sit-in in Sandton City in order to highlight the scourge of GBV. As many as 10 000 people are expected to participate in the march that will see the protesters hand over…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Bellville train derailment ‘could’ve been prevented if Ramaphosa kept promise’: Cape Town – Metrorail is investigating the cause of the derailment of a Cape Town-bound train at Bellville station that left 42 passengers injured. Yesterday at about 6.08am, two passenger coaches and a motor coach derailed on the Kuils River side of Bellville station on the Northern Line. Metrorail spokesperson Riana Scott said the recovery of the three carriages…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Nyanga remains SA’s murder capital, but CPF vows to make area safer: The Nyanga, Delft and Khayelitsha policing precincts recorded the most murders in Cape Town for the 2018/19 financial year. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
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