South Africa 2001
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News on South Africa in 2001
- DECEMBER 28, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
In his New Year's message, South African President...
In his New Year's message, South African President Thabo Mbeki called on all South Africans to play a part in fighting the scourge of child rapes in the country
- DECEMBER 28, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The South African Department of Home Affairs wants...
The South African Department of Home Affairs wants an assurance from the Botswana government that two of that country's fugitives being held in South Africa will not be hanged if they are extradited
- DECEMBER 24, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa's opposition parties urged the government...
South Africa's opposition parties urged the government to let the public decide whether to reinstate capital punishment, amid increasing calls for the return of death penalty in the country
- DECEMBER 16, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Rapists, especially those who raped young children,...
Rapists, especially those who raped young children, should be given the death sentence, said Sylvia Farmer, whose teenage daughter Valencia Farmer was gang-raped, stabbed numerous times and left dead in a derelict house on the Cape Flats
- DECEMBER 15, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Western Cape Premier Peter Marais called for the re-instatement...
Western Cape Premier Peter Marais called for the re-instatement of the death penalty in order to end a spate of murders and rapes, the SABC reported
- DECEMBER 13, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
An angry crowd called for the reinstatement of the...
An angry crowd called for the reinstatement of the death penalty during the court appearance of an Eastern Cape child rapist Vusumzi Stena
- DECEMBER 11, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
About 150 residents of the South African town of Kraaifontein,...
About 150 residents of the South African town of Kraaifontein, including at least 70 children, marched to the local police station saying "enough is enough" and demanding that the death penalty be reinstated after the murder of a nine-year-old Kraaifontei
- DECEMBER 10, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma called for...
South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma called for stiffer sentences for those found guilty of rape and murder in response to a spate of child rapes in which three babies were the latest victims
- DECEMBER 10, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South African President Thabo Mbeki began his first...
South African President Thabo Mbeki began his first trip to China aimed at building ties and expanding business between two countries which normalized relations less than four years ago
- DECEMBER 9, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The Inkatha Freedom Party called on government to bring...
The Inkatha Freedom Party called on government to bring back the death penalty following the death of one of its Soweto branch leaders over the weekend
- DECEMBER 6, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South African traditional leaders called for a referendum...
South African traditional leaders called for a referendum on the reinstatement of death penalty for rapists
- DECEMBER 6, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
KwaZulu-Natal agriculture and environmental affairs...
KwaZulu-Natal agriculture and environmental affairs MEC Narend Singh called for the return of death penalty for serious crimes such as murder
- DECEMBER 4, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Outraged by the escalating incidence of baby rapes...
Outraged by the escalating incidence of baby rapes in South Africa, the Traditional and Faith Healers Association said perpetrators should either receive the death sentence or be castrated
- DECEMBER 4, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The increase of child rapes and abuse in South Africa...
The increase of child rapes and abuse in South Africa was an indictment of the country, African National Congress president Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said
- DECEMBER 4, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The opposition Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) said it...
The opposition Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) said it wanted the death penalty imposed against child rapists
- DECEMBER 3, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The Inkatha Freedom Party said that South Africans...
The Inkatha Freedom Party said that South Africans should be allowed a referendum to vote on whether the death penalty should be reinstated for child rapists
- DECEMBER 2, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The African National Congress Youth League said it...
The African National Congress Youth League said it would stage protests at the justice departments in the Free State, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal to highlight women and child abuse
- NOVEMBER 27, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
A South African man, Bongani Mkhwanazi, escaped the...
A South African man, Bongani Mkhwanazi, escaped the gallows in Swaziland, SABC radio news reported
- NOVEMBER 25, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Thousands of men took to the streets in the southern...
Thousands of men took to the streets in the southern city of Cape Town to protest against the continuing violence against women and children in South Africa
- NOVEMBER 25, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
The New National Party (NNP) called for the death penalty...
The New National Party (NNP) called for the death penalty for baby rapists
- NOVEMBER 23, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of people protested outside a South African...
Hundreds of people protested outside a South African court, demanding death sentences for six men charged with raping a nine-month old baby, police said
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa Deputy President Jacob Zuma called for...
South Africa Deputy President Jacob Zuma called for a rethink on the way serious crime was being dealt with, saying the country's laws appeared to be no deterrent
- NOVEMBER 14, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South African legislators blamed the apparent increase...
South African legislators blamed the apparent increase in child rape and sex abuse on a belief perpetuated by some traditional healers that having sex with a virgin cures AIDS
- NOVEMBER 13, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
November 13-15, 2001: hundreds of demonstrators protested...
November 13-15, 2001: hundreds of demonstrators protested outside a South African court, demanding the death penalty for six men accused of raping a nine-month-old girl
- NOVEMBER 5, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
South Africa is in shock over a surge in the rape of...
South Africa is in shock over a surge in the rape of children and even babies, fuelled by a myth that sex with a virgin will protect a man against AIDS, activists said
- OCTOBER 29, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Two Botswana nationals detained in connection with...
Two Botswana nationals detained in connection with murder and rape in their country and who handed themselves over to South African police after escaping from custody in Lobatse could be extradited, officials said
- OCTOBER 18, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced...
Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a Tanzanian, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for having a direct role in the 1998 bombing of the U
- OCTOBER 17, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
Deputy President Jacob Zuma was questioned in the National...
Deputy President Jacob Zuma was questioned in the National Assembly whether the government would extradite alleged terrorists to face trial in countries with the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
None of the 40000 leads followed up by United States...
None of the 40000 leads followed up by United States investigators into the September 11 terror attacks led to South Africa, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2001South AfricaDEATH PENALTY
More than 180 delegates from 95 countries will convene...
More than 180 delegates from 95 countries will convene in Johannesburg on September 16 night for Prison Fellowship International's (PFI) Council Meeting