LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Shaine Griqua Advice and Development Centre warns that the Northern Cape faces a worsening crisis of unreported teenage pregnancies and statutory rape, and urges government departments to act decisively after the Health Department failed to co-operate with the Commission for Gender Equality. Read more: LETTER: Unreported teen pregnancies expose deep […]
The Northern Cape SAPS convened a groundbreaking Men’s Indaba bringing together law enforcement, government, civil society, and community leaders to develop collaborative, male-led strategies to combat gender-based violence and drive meaningful behavioural change. Read more: Uniting against gender-based violence: Insights from the Northern Cape Men’s Indaba
A Sutherland man has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for the fatal assault of a local resident during an alcohol-fuelled altercation. Read more: Sutherland man sentenced to eight years for fatal assault
Authorities in Upington are urging the public to assist in identifying a male pedestrian who tragically lost his life in a hit-and-run incident. The police are seeking information to help solve this case. Read more: Police seek public’s help in identifying pedestrian killed in Upington hit-and-run
South Africa is not facing an antivenom shortage, says the African Snakebite Institute, despite misleading social media claims. Read more: No antivenom crisis in South Africa, says African Snakebite Institute
Families, students and activists in Kimberley came together to honour gender-based violence and femicide victims and demand urgent intervention. Read more: ‘Still bleeding and grieving’: Calls for justice grow as Kimberley honours GBVF victims
The directors of Defensor Electronic Security Systems will petition the Supreme Court of Appeal after being convicted of fraud and PSIRA contraventions over a R384 million Northern Cape Health Department security tender, while the NPA signals that further legal action may still follow. Read more: Security bosses take R384m tender fraud case to Supreme Court
A Kathu man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a woman behind a Mapoteng tavern, highlighting ongoing concerns about safety for women in public spaces. Read more: Kathu tavern rapist jailed for 12 years
The NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit has secured a preservation order for about R3 million worth of properties linked to alleged gang boss George “Barney” Peters, as he and his co-accused face a wide range of organised-crime charges in the Northern Cape High Court. Read more: NPA secures preservation order for Barney’s R3 million properties