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22-year-old Anele Bhengu was brutally murdered in South Africa (Facebook) A South African man has been charged with the brutal rape and murder of a young lesbian, 22-year-old Anele Bhengu. Bhengu’s body was found dumped in a ditch in Kwamakhutha, a township south of Durban, on 13 June. She had been raped and stabbed repeatedly, her throat and abdomen was slit and she had been disemboweled. A 39-year-old man, who cannot be named until he has formally pleaded, appeared in court on Monday (21 Ju...

Khayelitsha Development Forum and community leaders received a briefing from the police yesterday, on the investigation into the murder of Nontsikelelo Ndlebe, 78, who was burnt to death in her home on Saturday.

defenceWeb Written by ISS Africa - 3 A new law brings South Africa up to international standards for fighting cybercrime. With a global spike in internet-based offences, partly driven by more people working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it couldn’t come soon enough. The country’s well-developed financial infrastructure makes it an attractive target for cyber criminals who use the internet for extortion, fraud, child pornography, human trafficking and selling illicit goods. Advoca...

A new law brings South Africa up to international standards for fighting cybercrime. With a global spike in internet-based offences, partly driven by more people working from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it couldn’t come soon enough.  The country’s well-developed financial infrastructure makes it an attractive target for cybercriminals who use the internet for extortion, fraud, child pornography, human trafficking and selling illicit goods. Advocate Doctor Mashabane describes South A...

A new law brings South Africa up to international standards for fighting cybercrime. With a global spike in internet-based offences, partly driven by more people working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it couldn’t come soon enough. The country’s well-developed financial infrastructure makes it an attractive target for cyber criminals who use the internet for extortion, fraud, child pornography, human trafficking and selling illicit goods.

To combat cyberbullying incidents, child justice and family law director Dr Charmain Badenhorst said Department of Justice and Constitutional Development was in the process of finalising the Cybercrimes Bill.

The passing of that law would properly categorise hate crimes, allowing the justice system to deal with perpetrators and allowing authorities to specifically track the phenomenon and tailor the interventions.

Outrage as Aubrey Boshogas killing suspected to be another LGBTQI+ hate crime Matuba Mahlatjie © Supplied. Aubrey Boshoga, artist and socialite, was stabbed multiple times outside his Johannesburg home at the weekend in a suspected hate crime. JOHANNESBURG - The body count of slain members of the LGBTQI+ community is still rising. In another suspected hate crime, artist and socialite Aubrey Boshogo was stabbed multiple times outside his home over the weekend in Observatory in...

Committee chairperson Bulelani Magwanishe, said levels of GBVF in the country were among the highest in the world and were seen as a second pandemic.

The disconnect between the police and the justice system and lack of support services were some of the concerns that were raised by Nyanga residents during a community engagement.