Stock image of violence against women. The Human Sciences Research Council(HSRC) says there’s high number unreported incidents of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in the country, allowing perpetrators to walk free. The HSRC has attributed this to the stigma that victims of the violence face. The council’s statement comes during national Women’s Month as the…
6-Year-old Bontle Mashiyane The trial of four people accused of kidnapping and killing six-year-old Bontle Mashiyane is expected to start in the Mpumalanga division of the High Court in Mbombela on Monday. The four were arrested after Mashiyane’s mutilated body was found in bushes. She had been reported missing in 2022. The community had burned…
EWN political journalist and editor, Tshidi Madia. Arrangements for the funeral of Eyewitness News (EWN) Politics Editor Tshidi Madia, are expected to be announced this coming week. She died four days ago at the age of 42. Madia had been admitted to hospital for two weeks after a short illness. Media colleagues, friends and family…
Police officers stand to attention while doing a drill. The Hawks in the Free State say the killing of two police constables inside the Koffiefontein police station in June 2017 is still under investigation. This comes after families and residents raised concerns that the investigations were slow. Family members say for eight years they have…
Buscor, a bus company who trains female bus drivers celebrates women as Women’s Month comes to an end. Women in the transport sector, a traditionally male-dominated industry, have been celebrated in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, to mark the end of Women’s Month. The event was organised by one of the province’s major bus companies, Buscor. Among those…
[File photo] The Chief Executive Officer of Women’s Development Business Trust, Riah Phiyega has called for more proactive measures to eradicate violent crime in the country, especially on the Cape Flats. This, as there has been a surge in violent crimes in the area, and gang-related crimes over the past few months. Phiyega was one…
The Limpopo Department of Transport has confirmed that five people have died and two others were injured in a horrific car crash along the N1 near Ysterberg Mountain, outside Polokwane. Department spokesperson Tidimalo Chuene says the crash occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning when two sedans collided head-on before bursting into flames. Four…
Traditional healer dealing in traditional medicines. Traditional healers in North West, under the leadership of the North West Dingaka Association, gathered at the Mmabatho Stadium in Mahikeng to celebrate the International African Traditional Medicine Day. The International African Traditional Medicine Day is celebrated annually to honour the vital role of traditional medicine in providing accessible…
Stock image of a burning house. Three children aged between two and four have tragically lost their lives after a fire broke out in a one-roomed house at Itsani village in Limpopo. Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba says firefighters found the children burnt beyond recognition after putting out the blaze. Ledwaba adds that the cause…
Coffin of Nandi Nyembe Veteran actress Thoko Ntshinga paid a heartfelt tribute to her late colleague and friend, Nandi Nyembe. She has described Nyembe as a multi-talented thespian who she met back in the 1970s while she was job hunting. Nyembe passed on a week ago at the age of 75 after battling a long…
