Thuthuzela care centres bring comfort in times of distress The numbers just keep rising even with the lockdown, says acting centre manager at the Baragwanath facility 19 February 2021 - 06:46 Sponsored Image: 123RF/Vigen Mnoyan
Thuthuzela Care Centres (TCC), run by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), are one-stop facilities that bring health, justice and civil society together to provide effective and supportive care to victims of sexual violence.
Opened in 2003 to honour late rape victim Nthabiseng Lorraine Khumalo, the Nthabiseng Thuthuzela Care Centre for Rape Survivors at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is one of the SA’s first one-stop care centres established to help victims of sexual offences and gender-based violence (GBV).
"Let the NPA do whatever they want to do, I'm ready for anything," ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule pronounced on Friday, as he arrived at court in Bloemfontein.
Arrest makes Zinhle Mabena resolute to fight GBV Emmanuel Tjiya and Karabo Ledwaba > By Emmanuel Tjiya and Karabo Ledwaba - 18 February 2021 - 09:04
Isibaya actress Zinhle Mabena was freed from jail yesterday after a day of high drama in which she spent a night behind bars for alleged conspiracy to murder her estranged husband Robert Ngwenya.
Mabena was arrested on Tuesday morning and detained at Olievenhoutbosch police station in Centurion, Tshwane. She was released yesterday after her case could not be put on the court roll due to insufficient evidence and a need for more investigation.
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