Human Rights

PORT ELIZABETH – Motherwell Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit arrested a 71-year-old traditional healer on Tuesday, 19 January 2021 on charges of sexual assault and rape. He appeared in the Motherwell Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 21 January 2021 and he is remanded in custody until Wednesday, 27 January 2021 for a formal […]

PARKTOWN – Collaboration between the police and community members led to the arrest of a man suspected to be responsible for the murder of a 32-year-old woman in Vosloorus on the 11 January 2021. The suspect, aged 32, was arrested on Monday, 18 January 2021, at his place of residence in Vosloorus. Police followed the […]

YEI, SOUTH SUDAN – First, the soldiers stole their belongings. Then they took their food. On their third and final visit, the woman said, the soldiers raped her and her daughter-in-law until they were unable to walk. What sets these assaults in South Sudan apart from many other rapes by soldiers in the troubled country […]

NORTHERN CAPE – Thapelo Mogashoa (36), an immigration officer attached to the offices of the Department of Home Affairs in Postmasburg made a brief appearance today at Postmasburg Magistrate Court for alleged corruption. Mogashoa was arrested earlier today by the Hawks Serious Corruption Investigation team facing charges of contravening the prevention and combating of Corrupt […]

PRETORIA – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested a 43-year-old man for being in possession of Ivermectin tablets worth a market value of R100 000-00. The man had just arrived into the country from Dubai. He was found with 2 464 tablets in his hand luggage at the King Shaka International Airport. The […]

EASTERN CAPE – Gelvandale detectives are urgently seeking the community’s assistance in tracing the next of kin of a teenager whose body was found this morning, in bushes in Gelvandale. It is alleged that at about 08:30 police received information of a body of a female lying in bushes between Gelvandale and Algoa Park. The […]

GAUTENG – All communities serviced by Akasia police station are advised that the police station has been temporarily closed for decontamination after a positive test for Covid-19. The Community Service Centre will be operating from station’s parking lot outside. The telephone lines at client service centre will not be accessible for the duration of closure. […]