Luyanda Botha, who confessed to the rape and murder of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana, has been given three life sentences. He was also given five years on a charge of defeating the ends of justice. Botha pleaded guilty to the crimes, the…
Insults were hurled at a former Post Office employee accused of raping and murdering UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana when he appeared in court on Tuesday. “You have killed her, you have killed us,” was shouted from the packed gallery at the…
The man arrested for the rape and murder of 19-year-old UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana has been summarily dismissed from the Post Office. The action came after a comprehensive investigation by the Post Office was concluded last week. The…
An emotionally charged and sombre memorial service was held at Downtown Christian Church last Friday in East London by Masimanyane Women’s Rights International, in the wake of the brutal deaths of three local women. The memorial service…
On Monday, hundreds of students dressed in black and purple marched through Wits University campus demanding that the administration act against violence against women and make the campus safe for women and queer people. The march at Wits…
Thousands of Capetonians refused to sing the national anthem and booed President Cyril Ramaphosa when they gathered outside parliament on Thursday to protest about gender violence. Instead, they chanted “Enough is enough” as the uprising…
As women across SA call out men they accuse of violating them, the law is clear: they could be sued. Gender-based violence activists say the trend of women naming and shaming their alleged sexual harassers on social media is…
A 42-year-old man arrested in connection with the disappearance of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana faced charges of rape, murder and defeating the ends of justice on Monday. Uyinene Mrwetyana has been missing since Saturday. Mrwetyana…
Missing UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana’s family has enlisted the services of private investigator Noel Pratten, who was tasked with searching for Meghan Cremer. Cremer was found dead in Philippi, Cape Town, after going missing on August 3.…
The search for a UCT student who has been missing since Saturday entered its third day on Tuesday, with no sign of the 19-year-old. Uyinene Mrwetyana was last seen leaving her university residence at 1.30pm on Saturday, and friends are…
