The cases Action Society attended this week highlights the violence women and children in South Africa constantly face. Action Society supported the victims and families of violent rape and murder at court. Thimna Kuze, an innocent 13-year-old Khayelitsha girl, was sleeping over at a friend’s house in March this year
Action Society supported the victim of the Photographer rapist in the Paarl Magistrates Court in the Western Cape yesterday, where the case was postponed for the fifth time – this time because the legal team for the defence didn’t show up at court. The 19 year old victim, who wanted
Even though some of the crime statistics released this morning by the South African Police Service (SAPS) show a minor decrease from the previous three months, the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, should remember that real human beings are behind those numbers. It is, in fact, no reason to celebrate
The ANC should do much more than just suspend someone from “taking part in the life of the movement” when caught red-handed sexually abusing minors and abusing their position for sexual favours. According to reports Tebogo Sepale, an ANC ward councillor from Matlosane in the North West Province sent 15-year-old
The security company G4S, responsible for letting convicted murderer, rapist and fraudster Thabo Bester escape, should pay the R1,4 million it took to fly him back into South Africa. According to Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, the delegation tasked to bring back Bester and his accomplice Dr Nandipha Magudumana from
At the request of the station commander of SAPS Ekangala (near Bronkhorstspruit) in Gauteng, Action Society will now assist the community in its fight to curb rising numbers of gender-based violence. Lt. Col Bergh, the new station commander, specifically asked Action Society to educate the community on issues around GBV.
“The DNA backlog – which has not been cleared as the Minister of Police and Presidency would lead us to believe – and the delay in activating the Convicted Offenders Bill (CO Bill) directly impacts and escalates crime in the country,” said Ian Cameron, Director of Community Safety at Action
“South Africa is a bloodbath. There is no other way to describe it,” said Ian Cameron, director of community safety at Action Society. “Women and children are in grave danger every single day. This is a war.” According to the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) pre-released report on crime statistics
More than three and a half years after the horrifying rape and murder of five-year-old Chantal Makwena, her murderer-rapist finally faced the consequences of his gruesome actions. Ricardo Grysman was found guilty in the rape case of his first victim and guilty of both raping and murdering Chantal – lovingly
Johannesburg – Action Society has reacted to the news that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has dropped charges of rape against 14 suspected illegal zama zamas who were linked to the rape of eight women at West Village in July 2022. Read more: https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/news/14-illegal-miners-accused-of-raping-8-women-cleared-of-rape-charges-b130f74c-1f48-4a56-a4fe-b95739fb9d0c
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.
