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Missing the point about the murder of women

Every-day male monsters, rather than uniquely evil cultists, are responsible for the bulk of violence against South African women

Prey: Anene Booysen

Stats SA report on sexual violence questionable and ‘ridiculous’, say experts

Stats SA completely misses the plot in their latest report on statistics of sexual violence in South Africa, writes Ra’eesa Pather.

Johannes Kana. (Gallo)

Kana given double life sentence for Booysen’s rape, murder

Johannes Kana, the man convicted of raping and murdering Bredasdorp teenager Anene Booysen, has been sentenced to two life sentences.

Letty Wapad: The rape that didn’t shake a nation

While Anene Booysen’s rape and murder caused an international outcry, Letty Wapad’s similar case went under-reported and almost unheard.

Anene Booysen: Kana’s sentencing postponed

The sentencing of Johannes Kana – convicted for the rape and murder of Bredasdorp teenager Anene Booysen – has been postponed.

State to request life sentence for Kana on Booysen’s birthday

The state will seek life imprisonment for Johannes Kana, convicted of the rape and murder of Anene Booysen, when he is sentenced on her birthday.

The grave of Anene Booysen.

Kana charged for rape and murder of Booysen

Johannes Kana has been formally charged with the rape and murder of Anene Booysen, according to media reports.

Taking a page from a book of art

Bestselling author Lauren Beukes has a way with violence–a dark twisting of words.It’s not a platform for cheap thrills, though.

Booysen rape: Why NPA rejected alleged killer’s plea

The NPA says it rejected Johannes Kana’s guilty plea for the rape of slain teenager Anene Booysen because it would have implied a lesser sentence.

Jonathan Davids at the Bredasdorp Magistrate’s Court in February.

Lack of evidence: Suspect freed in Anene Booysen case

Charges have been dropped against one of the men accused of raping and killing Anene Booysen, the National Prosecuting Authority has said.

Anene Booysen: State drops all charges against Davids

Despite Anene Booysen identifying Jonathan Davids as one of her attackers hours before dying, the state has dropped all charges against him.

Zuma: No woman or child should be beaten or raped

Women and children should not have to face violence or rape anywhere in South Africa, says President Jacob Zuma.

Anene Booysen: Flowers and rage in Bredasdorp

Grief over the rape and murder of Anene Booysen has given way to seething anger in Bredasdorp.

Anene Booysen trial: Accused denied bail

Jonathan Davids, one of the accused in the rape and murder of Anene Booysen, has been denied bail in the Bredasdorp Magistrate’s Court.

Bail hearing continues for Booysen’s murder accused

The families of murdered teenager Anene Booysen and a man accused of killing her has packed the Bredasdorp Magistrate’s Court.

Ministers absent from crucial gender debate

Cabinet ministers have come under fire from opposition MPs for missing a crucial debate in Parliament on gender-based violence.

Xingwana shows a glimmer of a clue on Pistorius, Steenkamp, and guns

Lulu Xingwana is right: Reeva Steenkamp would still be alive if Oscar Pistorius did not own a gun. But intimate-partner violence is more complicated.

Jonathan Davids and Johannes Kana at the Bredasdorp Magistrate’s Court.

Anene Booysen trial: Davids pleads not guilty

Jonathan Davids has pleaded not guilty to raping and killing teenager Anene Booysen, in the Bredasdorp Magistrate’s Court.

Magistrate Graham Cupido ruled that the two suspects hide their faces as to not jeopardise the investigation.

Court enforces tough access control during Anene Booysen case

Access control has been strict at the Bredasdorp Magistrate’s Court ahead of the appearance of Anene Booysen’s alleged killers.

State of the Nation: More spin than substance

With the horrific murder of Anene Booysen, there was some expectation that the Zuma would spell out a clear approach to a number of security issues