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They Gwent and did it again! Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales released to rave reviews
In Thronebreaker we follow war veteran Meve, the Queen of Lyria and Rivia, as she faces an imminent invasion from the Nilfgaardian Empire, betrayal within her ranks and her own thirst for revenge.
It’s an RPG card game and, even if you’re not usually into card games, the riveting storyline; excellent voice acting; and complex, memorable characters make Thronebreaker well worth deviating from whatever latest battle royal you find yourself in.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Why Rhodes’ heavy handed action against student activists is misplaced
Rhodes University dealt a strong hand against alleged “criminality” by permanently excluding at least two of its students involved in last year’s #RUReferenceList protests – sparking the ire of anti-rape violence activists around the country.
Students Yolanda Dyantyi and Dominique McFall were charged and found guilty by the university for kidnapping and insubordination. Dyantyi was also found guilty of assault and “engaging in offensive/defamatory conduct”. The two were excluded from the university for life.
South Africa’s economic gender gap and wage inequality further perpetuate violence against women
South Africa’s gender gap regarding economic opportunity and participation is growing, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Earlier this month the WEF released its Global Gender Gap report for 2017, which found that the gender gap widened globally for the first time in a decade.
The evolution of the Sexual Offences Act in South Africa, in effect for 10 years
South Africa has some of the most progressive legislation regarding sexual violence today. But this wasn’t always the case.
Joburg’s new ‘lady of the Orient’ Saigon Suzy is just as racist and sexist as #Misohawni
A couple of white bro former night club owners caused quite the stir on social media this week when it was revealed that their Asian mishmash restaurant in Melville was billed with the classy name: Misohawni. Or phonetically: “me so horny”.
Let’s talk about sex, ethically
Think back to your high school sex education classes (assuming you had any). If they were anything like mine, they were limited to images of putrefying genitals — blighted with some or other sexually transmitted illness — and birth control (“Be wise, condomise!”).
Teacher convicted of sexual offence on minor remains in classroom
Found guilty of sexual assault on daughter but teaching school kids. By ZISANDA NKONKOBE A teacher, who was convicted of sexually abusing his then 15-year-old daughter last year, is back teaching children at an Eastern Cape school. This has infuriated parents who want the man to be dismissed from the school. In court papers, which the… Read More ›
Hysteria grips East London as social media rumours of child snatchers go viral
THE Dispatch was inundated with panicked parents and guardians calling this week as rumours raced across social media platforms of a child trafficking syndicate in the city. One kidnapped child after another flew around Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Blackberry Messenger, long after police said the stories were false.
Con court ruling against ‘teen sex’ law protects rape survivors’ rights
Last week’s Constitutional Court ruling decriminalising consensual sexual relationships between teens was met with moralising outrage across the country. Sensationalist media fanned the flames of indignation by failing to contextualise the law’s effect on teen sexual relations – including rape.
Under the impugned sections 15 and 16 of the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) teenage rape survivors, especially girls, run the risk of being criminally charged for being raped.
Police minister presents “false crime data” – Institute for Security Studies
POLICE Minister Nathi Mthethwa has been accused of presenting false crime statistics data today. Researchers at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) told the Daily Dispatch in an exclusive interview, that the calculations presented by Mthethwa were wrong. Democratic Alliance shadow minister of police Dianne Kohler-Barnard also said she believed it was a deliberate attempt… Read More ›
Payback as Tholeni killer is sentenced to life in prison
FOR five years, Bulelani Mabhayi went undetected as he raped and murdered women and children in a small Eastern Cape village. Yesterday it was payback time for his victims’ relatives when the courts gave him 25 life jail sentences for a crime spree that has made him one of the most prolific serial murderers in… Read More ›
‘We will never forgive you’ Tholeni community tells serial killer
“WE WILL never forgive him.”
These were the words of the final witness in the Tholeni serial killer trial.
Serial killer apologises to SA, only to admit he would continue killing
THE Eastern Cape man who pleaded guilty this week to murdering 20 people said he was sorry.
On Tuesday Bulelani Mabhayi, 39, plead guilty to all 36 charges levelled against him, which include rape and murder.
If convicted, Mabhayi will be the worst serial killer South Africa has seen in over 15 years.
South Africa’s worst serial killer in 15 years testifies
THE Eastern Cape man who pleaded guilty this week to murdering 20 people said he was sorry.
On Tuesday Bulelani Mabhayi, 39, plead guilty to all 36 charges levelled against him, which include rape and murder.
If convicted, Mabhayi will be the worst serial killer South Africa has seen in over 15 years.
How I murdered 20 villagers – EC serial killer pleads guilty
GUILTY. This word was repeated 36 times by South Africa’s worst serial killer in 15 years as he admitted to murdering 20 women and children.
Michelle Solomon 