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Teenage Pregnancy Is Rape Culture in Action
18Feb By News SANo Comments
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Teenage Pregnancy Is Rape Culture in Action

By Prof Motsamai Molefe: Sexual violence is one of the most pervasive features of gender-based violence in South Africa. Its stark manifestation takes the form of rape and the insidious rape culture that has taken root in our society. In 2025, South Africa recorded more than 40,000 reported cases of rape, averaging over 10,000 cases every quarter. Yet we remain collectively silent about one of its most visible consequences: teenage pregnancy. The latest statistics from the Department of Home Affairs reveal 117,195 births to girls aged 10–19, with cases involving children as young as 11. These numbers are not neutral demographic data; they are evidence of a rape culture that permits older men to exploit children with impunity. Every pregnancy under the age of 16 is stat...
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OUTRAGE: Alleged rape at police academy is a betrayal of trust, says POPCRU
10May By News SANo Comments
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OUTRAGE: Alleged rape at police academy is a betrayal of trust, says POPCRU

By Becker Semela: The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) says this week’s alleged rape incident at a police training academy in Pretoria is not only shocking, but also a serious betrayal of trust and an abuse of authority by someone who was supposed to protect and guide young recruits. The incident, which took place on Tuesday at the South African Police Service (SAPS) training academy in Tshwane, Gauteng province, has left the public outraged and concerned about the safety of trainees, especially women in training environments. The alleged perpetrator is a trainer, someone entrusted with teaching and mentoring new police officers. Spokesperson for POPCRU Richard Mamabolo, strongly condemned the alleged rape of the female trainee and said the act goes ...
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Father sentenced to life for rape of his daughter
23Apr By News SANo Comments
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Father sentenced to life for rape of his daughter

Mpumzi Mshweshwe Nelspruit Sexual Offences Court has sentenced a 35-year old Mozimbican national to life imprisonment for the rape of his 11-year-old daughter with whom he stayed at his home in Clau Clau Trust, Mpumalanga. The Court has ordered that the man’s name be entered into the National Sexual Offenders Register and that he be prohibited from possessing a firearm. National Prosecutor Authority (NPA) Spokesperson, Monica Nyuswa said that the accused had started raping his child in 2018. Before the assault, he would make crude remarks to her. “He made remarks to his daughter, claiming he did not ‘bore her to be penetrated by other men’, In November 2018 he began raping her and threatened her to remain silent,” said Nyuswa. It was only when the child’s mother noticed beha...
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A COMMUNITY IN CRISIS: Incident of sexual violence leaves the Cala community reeling in shock
21Apr By News SANo Comments
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A COMMUNITY IN CRISIS: Incident of sexual violence leaves the Cala community reeling in shock

By Sitha Maliwa Sexual violence incident in Cala Community in the Eastern Cape (Video: Facebook) The community of Cala, at the Sakhisizwe Municipality in the Eastern Cape, has been left devastated by a deeply disturbing act of sexual violence. Multiple reports have confirmed that men in the area were raped by other men; an incident that has shocked residents and forced a painful conversation into the open. This act, which many still struggle to comprehend, has torn through the silence surrounding male sexual violence and highlighted a growing crisis in a town once known for dignity, learning, and leadership. Cala was once hailed as a centre of education, producing some of South Africa’s most respected figures. Among them are Gwede Mantashe, current Chairperson of the ANC; ...
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