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Grant fraudsters to face the music

President Thabo Mbeki has made clear his view that those who steal state grants “should face the full force of the law”.

By Jeremy Michaels
Extracts from Mercury, 8 April 2005

MEC takes stand against child rape and incest

It is up to parents and community members to report rape and incest, KwaZulu-Natal MEC for social welfare and population development Nyanga Ngubane said.

Sowetan Reporter, 2 June 2005

SA 'intimate femicide' rated world's highest

South African women are the most likely in the world to be murdered by their partners - one dies every 12 hours according to a study released by the Medical Research Council's Gender and Health Unit.


By Robbie Brown
Daily News, 6 June 2005

83-year-old man jailed for raping girl

An 83-year-old man has been sentenced to 50 years’ imprisonment for repeatedly raping a teenager, then giving her money for sweets so that she would not tell anyone.

By Riot Hlatshwayo & Joseph Makua
African Eye News Service

Children’s Rights: A child’s right to have their own lawyer in court

TWO SISTERS aged 11 and 12 demanded a lawyer to represent them in their own right in the Pretoria High Court in a dispute between their parents.

Kwazulu-Natal To Give Free Aids Drugs To The People

HEALTH MEC Zweli Mkhize announced on 12th February 2004 that KwaZulu Natal intends to start its programme to give anti-retroviral (ARV) medication to HIV/AIDS sufferers within the next few weeks.

Customary Law Under The Spotlight

A recent case involving two minor girls who challenged their grandfather’s right to succeed to their deceased father’s estate as an heir under customary law, received some vital attention.

Landmark Constitutional Court Ruling: Muslim marriages recognised

A LANDMARK ruling in the Constitutional Court is being seen as a progressive step for the Muslim community in that Muslim men and women will now be able to inherit from their deceased spouse’s estate without having to have their marriage recognised in a civil ceremony.

Child Abuse On The Rise

AT LEAST 25% of South African children are likely to suffer sexual abuse of some sort by the time they reach adulthood.

Femicide In S.A. Cause For Concern

A WOMAN IS killed every six hours in South Africa by her intimate partner. This is one of the key findings from the first national study of female homicides in South Africa.