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African experts discuss DNA analysis’s role in criminal investigations

The third annual Forensic DNA Symposium starts on Tuesday in Cape Town. The gathering, which is the largest of its kind in Africa, aims to bring together local and international forensic experts to unpack the crucial role of DNA analysis in criminal investigations and humanitarian cases. The symposium will cover a number of key themes, including advances in forensic DNA, and gender-based violence initiatives, including sexual violence in conflict. Regional Director […]

today13 June 2023

Local

Parliament slams National Forensic Laboratory for failing to provide accurate data on DNA backlog

LOCAL The Authority of the National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board has come under fire from the members of the Portfolio Committee on Police on the figures it presented about the DNA sample backlog. The Committee criticises the board, saying it is presenting inaccurate figures about the backlog in DNA samples when the samples are a critical component in the fight against the scourge of gender-based violence crimes in the […]

today20 October 2022

Local

Psycho-social support to be provided for Krugersdorp rape victims: Minister

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says her department is working closely with the police to gather details of the eight Krugersdorp rape victims and psycho-social support for the victims as well as their families will be arranged. The young women were part of a production crew shooting a music video. They were working on site when the attack took place on Thursday near the mine dump west of Johannesburg. The gun wielding […]

today1 August 2022

Local

Police face huge backlog in DNA sample tests

The backlog in DNA samples at the National Forensic Science Laboratories (NFSL) now stands at 117,736, prompting a call for police to consider partnerships with private laboratories in SA. DA MP Andrew Whitfield said on Sunday that the party had written to national police commissioner Gen Kehla Sitole to request that he urgently investigate partnerships with private laboratories to tackle the backlog. Whitfield said the Western Cape had the highest […]

today6 December 2020

Local

Search continues for more bodies buried in backyard in Olievenhoutbosch

In a shocking and bizarre suspected triple murder case, police forensics in Olievenhoutbosch, south of Pretoria, are digging for at least three graves after a mother and her teenage son confessed to killing three people and burying them in their backyard. Police have so far found some human tissues in the form of bones, but still need to go for DNA testing for confirmation. Allegedly troubled by the murders, the […]

today7 August 2020

International News

New blood test can detect 5 types of cancer YEARS before current methods, researchers claim

After a decade of research and development, a new blood test has been produced which can detect five types of cancer years before currently available tests can, greatly increasing the future survivability of patients. The creators of the test, dubbed PanSeer, caution that it is unlikely to predict cancer, but can warn asymptomatic people of cancerous growths far earlier than current methods allow. The new test is based on a […]

today23 July 2020

Local

DNA reports connect Courtney Pieters’ to Mortimer Saunders

One out of two DNA analysis reports have matched the semen found on little Courtney Pieters' T-shirt to her alleged murderer Mortimer Saunders, the Western Cape High Court heard on Thursday. Saunders is accused of the premeditated murder and rape of the toddler but has denied that the murder was planned or that he had sex with her while she was alive. In his plea explanation, the 40-year-old said that […]

today8 June 2018

Local

SAPS promises to tackle DNA, rape kits shortage

The South African Police Service says while some police stations are experiencing a shortage of DNA and rape kits, there’s enough of these resources nationally. National police spokesperson Vish Naidoo says the challenge came about after two suppliers bidding to supply the kits were disqualified during the tendering process for failure to meet certain requirements. He says it was also discovered during the process that a third supplier which did […]

today31 May 2018

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