Action Society is extremely disappointed at the sentence handed down against 18-year-old murderer Xolani Du Preez, who brutally killed make-up artist Suritha Alting in November 2022. The 28-year-old was attacked while returning home from a restaurant in Richwood, Cape Town, where Du Preez robbed and stabbed her 16 times. Action
Action Society welcomed the murder charge against Werner de Jager, more than two years after the murder of his wife Liezel, but lamented the time it took to get to this point. Werner showed no emotion and no remorse as he appeared in the Amanzimtoti Magistrates Court today. He said
Justice for victims of violence against women and children continues to be painfully slow. Action Society supported two minor victims at court this past week – one, the 16-year-old victim of a stalker, and the other, a 13-year-old who a family member raped. We also supported the families of two
The person suspected of strangling and killing reverend Liezel de Jager on 13 October 2021 was traced and arrested by a team from the National Cold Case Investigation Unit under the Command and Control of Brigadier Gininda in the early hours of 23 November 2023 in Bloemfontein, more than two
Our shieldAction Society is driven by the purpose to give a voice to the voiceless. We believe evil can be conquered by good when society takes action to shield those who are most vulnerable. Justice is decaying in South Africa, but a society who takes action in the face of
It took the Office of the Public Protector (OPP) two years to reply to a complaint that Action Society lodged against the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, President Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African Police Service (SAPS), the State Information Technology Agency SOC Ltd (SITA) and the SAPS’ Forensic Science Laboratory
The delay in admissions at psychiatric hospitals like the Valkenberg Hospital in the Western Cape also delays justice for victims like 13-year-old rape victim Jason*. The young boy’s rape case has been postponed numerous times since July this year due to backlogs for psychiatric evaluation at Valkenberg Hospital. This morning,
Action Society supported five victims of murder and sexual violence in court last week in our continued fight against the abuse of women and children. Cleo Diko: Murdered, stuffed under a bed with a rope around her neck(14 November; Mitchells Plain Court) Cleo Diko’s decomposed body was found hidden underneath
Stefan van Niekerk and Rochelle Botha were found guilty of murdering two-year-old Chevonne Rusch in the Johannesburg High Court this afternoon. Both were also found guilty of rape, involving another minor child. They were convicted of various other charges as well, including attempted murder, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect.
There is only one way to describe the second quarter of this year’s crime statistics: A bloodbath. And while Cele and his management seems content with 27 000 people dying in the slaughter house our country has become, it is ordinary South Africans who continue to fight for safer communities.
Action Society acts in the interest of the public through active advocacy for policy change. We work within the community to fight for a reformed justice system, holding government accountable for failing to protect South African citizens.
