Venue: Wynberg Magistrates Court, Cape Town Time: 8.30 ARREST today in CAPE TOWN of 83-year-old Wares on SA charges will be brought to the Claremont Police Station by his lawyer Ben Mathewson at 7.30 am. He will then be taken to the Wynberg Magistrate Court where he will be added to [Read More]
We are appalled at Gerhard Ackerman’s attempt to escape the hands of justice, which to us is a clear admission of guilt. We also cannot ignore the impact that this has on the victims involved. When we look at the President’s 5-point plan to combat GBV crimes, there is nothing [Read More]
The WMACA advocacy team were in the JHB High Court today following the trial of deceased Advocate Kennedy and his 52-year-old Afrikaans male co-accused, Gerhard Ackerman. State prosecutor Dube presented 700 charges against him so far, with more to be presented tomorrow including approximately 645 charges of child pornography on [Read More]
WOMEN AND MEN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SIBLINGS SENTENCED TO 3 LIFE TERMS FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF 2-YEAR-OLD WMACA, along with members of the NPA and SAPS were at the JHB High Court today for the sentencing of two siblings accused of murdering 2-year-old, Athalia. [Read More]
THE PLIGHT OF CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA This month marks the start of an international campaign against the abuse of women and children. In South Africa, the situation is especially dire as seen with the latest crime statistics released by Police Minister General Bheki Cele on 23 November. The statistics [Read More]
