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child murders

‘Our children are dying like flies’ — mothers grieve as gang-related deaths grip Western Cape

South Africa

‘Our children are dying like flies’ — mothers grieve as gang-related deaths grip Western Cape

By Jim Mohlala

Surviving child of Lusikisiki family murder cries for her mother at emotional funeral this week

South Africa

Surviving child of Lusikisiki family murder cries for her mother at emotional funeral this week

By Estelle Ellis and Hoseya Jubase

Tazne van Wyk’s ‘cunning and dangerous’ killer to serve nine life sentences

South Africa

Tazne van Wyk’s ‘cunning and dangerous’ killer to serve nine life sentences

By Vincent Cruywagen

Three children are murdered every day in South Africa — we need action, not outrage

South Africa

Three children are murdered every day in South Africa — we need action, not outrage

By Robyn Wolfson Vorster

Gender-based violence and Covid-19: A collision of pandemics

South Africa

Gender-based violence and Covid-19: A collision of pandemics

By Shanaaz Mathews and Lauren October

Gender-based violence is a male problem, so men need to step up and fight South Africa’s shameful scourge

South Africa

Gender-based violence is a male problem, so men need to step up and fight South Africa’s shameful scourge

By Cyril Ramaphosa

Bereaved mother’s hopes for reform in gangsters’ paradise

South Africa

Bereaved mother’s hopes for reform in gangsters’ paradise

By Vincent Cruywagen

Child murders: 35 Cape children killed annually in their own homes due to child abuse and neglect

South Africa

Child murders: 35 Cape children killed annually in their own homes due to child abuse and neglect

By Vincent Cruywagen

When the innocents die: Child murders under the spotlight

South Africa

When the innocents die: Child murders under the spotlight

By Moira Levy

‘Western Cape is the most dangerous place for children’

South Africa

‘Western Cape is the most dangerous place for children’

By Suné Payne