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Understanding the complexities of child-on-child sexual assault

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen In light of the recent arrest of a minor child in Bonteheuwel for allegedly perpetrating sexual assault within the community, there's a pressing need to expand the discourse on the factors that may influence minors to engage in such grave offences. Tears Foundation intervention specialist Kavya Swaminathan gave some insight into what contributes to child-on-child sexual assault. “I believe it is crucial to recognize that children are […]

27 March 2024

Local

TEARS Foundation calls for comprehensive education on sexual assault

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The recent sexual assault of Refilwe Mafokeng by three teenagers has sparked intense discussions on social media, exposing the pervasive issue of sexual assault within South African society. Business Development Manager at TEARS Foundation, Britney Myburgh, addressed the concerning matter in an interview with VOC Breakfast on Thursday, sharing insights on the urgent need for comprehensive sexual education. Myburgh emphasized the widespread nature of sexual assault in […]

21 December 2023

Local

Godongwana officially informed of sexual assault charge, but maintains he won’t step aside during investigation

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed he has finally been informed by police that he is being investigated for sexual assault. In a statement, Godongwana said he had been approached by the police on Thursday. “I met with a police official and was furnished with a warning statement informing me of a criminal complaint laid in Skukuza in Mpumalanga. The complainant accuses me of sexual assault,“ he said. The sexual […]

19 August 2022

Local

Principal loses bid to get his job back after ‘sexual assault on two teachers’

A Gauteng school principal regarded as a “father figure” who was dismissed for misconduct over two cases of alleged sexual assault involving teachers has lost his bid to be reinstated. The principal was dismissed for misconduct in March 2021. One of the teachers alleged he had touched her buttocks and breathed heavily down her neck at the school. She alleged she had received a WhatsApp message asking for a “quickie”, […]

10 June 2022

Local

UCT warns against naming alleged sexual assault suspect, “due process” to follow

The University of Cape Town (UCT) said on Wednesday it is providing support to a “survivor” who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a fellow student leader. A small group of students reportedly broke the Covid-19 lockdown curfew on Tuesday night to leave their residences and “look for the perpetrator”. It is understood the group, including one of at least two alleged sexual assault survivors, found the alleged perpetrator at a […]

1 July 2021

Local

Senior journalist ‘sexually abused boys over decades’

Another former senior Media24 journalist has been accused of sexually abusing boys while he held senior positions in the media. News24 is in the possession of three affidavits from men who accuse 80-year-old Coenie Slabber, a well-known former arts editor who worked at Sunday newspaper Rapport between the 1970s and 1990s, of sexual abusing them while they were minors. Slabber, who lives in Bloubergstrand in Cape Town, denies the allegations […]

15 March 2020

International News

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in landmark #MeToo case

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault in a landmark #MeToo case. A jury on February 24 found Weinstein, 67, guilty of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and raping former aspiring actress Jessica Mann. Once one of Hollywood's most influential producers, Weinstein had faced the possibility of a maximum sentence of 29 years in prison. Manhattan District Attorney […]

12 March 2020

International News

Harvey Weinstein found guilty, sent to New York prison

Harvey Weinstein’s day began with expensive coffee and Acqua Panna mineral water at a breakfast meeting with his lawyers in a Four Seasons hotel near Manhattan’s criminal courts. It was due to end at New York’s violence-plagued Rikers Island jail complex, where the former Hollywood film producer was ordered to await sentencing after a jury found him guilty on Monday of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another. Weinstein, however, […]

25 February 2020

Local

Police investigating attempted sexual assault of boy at Sea Point pool

Police are investigating the attempted sexual assault of an 11-year-old boy at the Sea Point Pavilion swimming pool in Cape Town, authorities said on Thursday. The incident reportedly took place on New Year's Day. No one has been arrested, police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said. The City's law enforcement spokesperson, Wayne Dyason, said a man apparently targeted the boy in the smoking area. He said the boy's mother was […]

3 January 2020

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