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South Africans have been outraged by a spate of gruesome rapes and murders of women in recent weeks - including that of a schoolgirl who reportedly had her head staved in, and a university student who was bludgeoned to death. The rapes and murders have led to street protests, the #AmINext campaign on Twitter, and an online petition signed by more than 500,000 to demand the reinstatement of the death penalty in a nation battling to curb high levels of crime. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised a series of measures to tackle the crisis - including making public a register of offenders, increasing the number of "dedicated sexual offences courts", and harsher sentences. Photographer Sarah Midgley, a 37-year-old mother of two who lives in the main city Johannesburg, is still recovering from the trauma of being raped almost a decade ago.She told BBC Africa Women's Affairs reporter Esther Akello Ogola about her ordeal. I was raped by my ex-boyfriend in 2010, just … [Read more...] about Sexual violence in South Africa: ‘I was raped, now I fear for my daughters’

Sexual offences and murder rates have risen significantly in South Africa over the past year, according to new official crime figures.Murders recorded by the police have been rising every year for the last decade, and sexual offences including rape have risen 4.6% this year.The release of the figures comes amid growing concern about violence against women after a number of high-profile rape cases and murders in recent weeks.Thousands of people took to the streets earlier this month to protest against the attacks.Which crimes are getting worse?Among sexual offences, sexual assault increased by 9.6% and rape by 3.9%For crimes detected by the police as a result of their own activities (rather than reported by the public) there was a 19% increase in recorded sexual offences.Crimes with the biggest increases*Sexual assault not including rapeSource: South Africa national crime statistics There were also increases in arson (5.5%), attempted murder (4.1%) and common assault (3.7%).And there … [Read more...] about South Africa crime: Police figures show rising murder and sexual offences

Steve Bantu Biko was a giant of the struggle against South Africa's white minority rule and arguably its most famous martyr. But he was never a member of Africa's oldest liberation movement, the African National Congress (ANC). Born in Tylden, in the Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape), on 18 December 1946, he was academically gifted but ran up against policies designed to thwart black education. He rebelled, was interrogated by police and expelled from school, giving him what he described as a "strong resentment toward white authority". At university Biko formed the South African Students Organisation, raising awareness of how black students suffered compared to their white counterparts. His black consciousness movement focused on making people responsible for their own liberation. He said: "The first step therefore is to make the black man come to himself; to pump back life into his empty shell; to infuse him with pride and dignity, to remind him of his complicity in the crime of … [Read more...] about Steve Biko: a giant of South Africa’s struggle

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have to 'renounce their royal privileges ' ahead of any planned move to South Africa, a royal expert has suggested.  The Duke, 35, and Duchess of Sussex, 38, voiced their desires to live in the country on ITV's Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, which aired on Sunday and charted the pair's ten-day tour in South Africa.  However royal correspondent Victoria Arbiter told the New Zealand talk show Breakfast that there are a number of reasons a move to South Africa cannot occur while the couple remain members of the royal family. Questioning whether the British or South African taxpayer would fund their security, she added that showing 'favouritism' to one Commonwealth nation would not be fulfilling their 'responsibility' to the Queen.  'That’s just not going to be OK unless, of course, they renounce all of their royal privileges, their royal titles, everything to do with their life as a member of the royal family', she … [Read more...] about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would have to RENOUNCE their royal titles if they want to move to South Africa, royal expert claims

Four years on and what's new? No one would ever confuse Jannie de Beer with Jonah Lomu but England's World Cup campaign, as in 1995, fell victim yesterday to a freak performance never before witnessed in international rugby. If five drop goals in a row from De Beer in the space of 31 second-half minutes were not the only reasons South Africa are safely into Saturday's semi-final at Twickenham, England may ultimately find it less painful to pretend they were. Rob Andrew and Jeremy Guscott have drop-kicked England and the Lions to glory in recent years, but on this occasion the boot was firmly on the other foot. De Beer's tally eclipsed the old shared world record of three by the length of the Champs Elysées, and he also claimed a Springbok record haul of 34 points to propel his side into the last four and a date with Australia. Not bad for a fly-half who would have been a spectator had Henry Honiball's hamstring been fractionally better, and who spent last season playing … [Read more...] about South Africa 44 – 21 England