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A 23-year-old woman was shot dead in an apparent robbery in Thembisa, Gauteng police said.
EKURHULENI WOMEN DEATHS

Ekurhuleni crime in focus after Thembisa woman killed in robbery

Police are investigating the murder and robbery of a 23-year-old woman in Thembisa on Monday morning.

  • The National News Team
2 min read
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
Police have discovered 11 women's bodies in Ekurhuleni since July. Here they discovered the body of the ninth woman - in Dawn Park, on the East Rand.
EKURHULENI WOMEN DEATHS

Ekurhuleni murders: suspects in three cases as 11th woman’s body is found

Police are still trying to establish whether the deaths are connected.

  • Vivian Warby
4 min read
Liezl van der Merwe, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and People with Disabilities says the declaration of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) as a national disaster in 2025 gave citizens false hope. She and other MPs are now calling on the government to reclassify GBVF using the section of the Disaster Management Act that unlocks emergency funding from the National Treasury..
GBVF CASES

MPs call for real funding to back GBVF disaster declaration

MPs are calling on the government to reclassify gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) as a national disaster, this time using the section of the Disaster Management Act which…

  • Andisiwe Makinana
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
Businessman Lawrence Chamurwa Mudzinganyama is facing a criminal case after a video emerged on social media showing him allegedly threatening women during an altercation at a Sandton restaurant.
PROCUREMENT

Mudzinganyama case triggers government contract probe

eThekwini says Moriel Infrastructure Group’s R16.1m North Park Sewer Project is 95% complete, as investigations continue into contracts linked to businessman Lawrence Mudzinganyama

  • Rapula Moatshe
6 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. 
GBVF

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
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has called on South African men to take responsibility and seek help to end gender-based violence. | Backpagepix
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
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Siya Kolisi is correct: We, South African men, are the problem and we must answer the call against GBV

In a personal column, Morgan Bolton reflects on Siya Kolisi’s raw plea to South African men, arguing that silence and passivity are forms of complicity in gender-based violence.

  • Morgan Bolton
4 min read
Vlamo Restaurant became the focus of public attention after a confrontation involving businessman Lawrence Mudzinganyama was filmed inside the venue and circulated widely on social media.
RESTAURANT
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Sandton restaurant threat sparks arrest and corporate fallout

Video of a businessman threatening women at Sandton's Vlamo Restaurant triggers an arrest, lost business deals, and court charges.

  • Lutho Pasiya
4 min read
Family and friends of Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo gathered on Sunday in Pankop, Mpumalanga, for her funeral.
EKURHULENI WOMEN DEATHS

Ekurhuleni murders: a criminologist asks what we’re missing

Three people are appearing in the Boksburg Magistrate court today in connection with one of the murders. But what are we still missing about the nine deaths?

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
9 min read
Siya Kolisi called on South African men to unite and take action against gender-based violence. | Backpagepix
SIYA KOLISI
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Siya Kolisi makes emotional call to action for men to fight gender-based violence

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has urged South African men to take responsibility and act against the nation's gender-based violence crisis following recent tragedy in Gauteng.

  • Mike Greenaway
4 min read
Remembering Itumeleng Kekana, Dineo Evelyn Motapane and Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, three women whose deaths are part of the wider Ekurhuleni investigation.
GBV

Remembering the women at the centre of Ekurhuleni’s murder investigation

Three women have been identified and a ninth woman's body discovered as the Ekurhuleni murder invetstigations intensifiy.

  • Vivian Warby
4 min read
Happiness shouldn't just be a personal survival tactic. Instead, let's nurture our collective warmth as we come together to mend what’s broken in our world.
WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT

The happiness gap: How peace of mind became a luxury in South Africa

Finland has structural trust. South Africa has survival. What the 2026 World Happiness Report really reveals about us.

  • Vuyile Madwantsi
5 min read