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Suspended SAPS Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya is facing charges of rape, trafficking and sexual grooming of a minor.
POLICE ARREST

Sibiya rape case may erode public trust in fight against GBV - analyst

What happens when the people tasked with fighting gender-based violence are accused of committing it?

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
5 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation during the 2026 National Heritage Day celebrations at Bongolethu Sports Stadium in Oudtshoorn.
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Ramaphosa: GBV 'is not our heritage’ – but is there money to match the message?

He's promised a national address. Parliament wants to see the budget first.

  • Vivian Warby
4 min read
Women gather at the scene where the body of the ninth woman was discovered in Dawn Park, Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, earlier this month.
HERITAGE DAY

What we inherit, and what we lose: Heritage Day, Ekurhuleni

Nine women killed. GBVF a national disaster. What do we inherit, and what should we make sure we do not pass on?

  • The National Team
10 min read
Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia says that the SAPS’s commitment to combating GBVF must apply equally within the police service, following the arrest of a Lieutenant General for alleged rape and grooming a minor. 
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Rape-accused SAPS Lt-General remanded in custody amid witness threats

A 59-year-old SAPS Lieutenant-General has been remanded at Kgosi Mampuru II after appearing in court on charges including alleged grooming, trafficking and rape.

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
4 min read
Sindisiwe Chikunga, Minister of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, has detailed the progress that has been made since the classification of gender-based violence and femicide as a national disaster.
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GBVF classified as a national disaster: What has changed in South Africa?

A lieutenant-general faces rape and grooming allegations as arrests mount amid scrutiny of the GBVF response.

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
7 min read
A 30-minute silent protest against violence against women took place at the Castle of Good Hope and in front of the Cape Town central police Station on September 16. Dressed in black participants gathered in silence to remember women whose lives have been taken by violence and to stand in solidarity with women who continue to live in fear.
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Mourning in black: How 9 deaths united a nation in grief

South African women are taking to the streets, rejecting empty safety advice and refusing to suffer in silence.

  • Alyssia Birjalal
6 min read