Financial abuse cuts across income levels and can leave women trappedcontrolling access to money, work and credit can continue even after relationships end.
According to IOL, 569 women were murdered and over 9,200 rape cases recorded in one quarter a grim snapshot of rising gender-based violence in South Africa.
A 36-year-old woman was killed in Tweeling, Free State. Police pursued and fatally wounded the 40-year-old suspect in a shootout; IPID will investigate.
A 21-year-old man, identified as Mothusimang Moseme, was allegedly stabbed to death while protecting his mother in Hertzogville. A 42-year-old stepfather has been arrested.
A Mpumalanga man received 30 years' imprisonment after fatally assaulting his girlfriend during an argument over a phone call at his home on 7 March 2025.
Nelson Mattuse was convicted of murdering his girlfriend, linked to additional offences, and sentenced to life imprisonment plus concurrent terms for related counts.
A woman was found dead in a Greylands bedroom after neighbours reported a violent argument the night before. Reaction Unit South Africa says the husband is...
Former Western Province fullback Calla Scholtz appeared in court on six alleged breaches of a domestic violence protection order; bail application was adjourned.
A 24-year-old man from Limpopo has been arrested after police say he reported to an officer that he had killed his Grade 12 girlfriend, who was...
Molabe Fannie Seribishane, 59, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of orchestrating and carrying out the murder of his wife, Mamsy Seribishane, 52....