Just a day before the launch of the 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, a gruesome picture of gender-based violence (GBV) has emerged, with police minister Bheki Cele revealing that more than 10,000 rapes were reported in three months.
At least 54 councillors and municipal officials have been killed since 2021 local government elections, and now the South African Local Government Association (Salga) is calling for government to set a budget for provision of security.
A family of a Boksburg woman who was strangled allegedly by her husband in 2019 says the three-year wait for the trial to commence has been long and emotionally draining.