The Banhoek Valley, over Helshoogte Pass from the university town of Stellenbosch, in the Cape Winelands. (Murray Williams, News24) Three men face five charges each, following a farm attack in Stellenbosch.One of the charges includes the alleged attack on the elderly couple's animals. They are expected to apply for bail next week.Three men accused of the…
Protesters at a march against gender-based violence. (File, Alet Pretorius) A medical student has appeared in court over claims that he assaulted a fellow student.The 26-year-old faces charges of common assault and sexual assault.Bail was set at R500 and the matter postponed for further investigation.A final year medical student appeared in the Bellville Magistrate's Court…
People of the Eersterust community during the Stop Violence Against Women March in Pretoria. Stellenbosch University has suspended a final year medical student over claims that he sexually harassed and assaulted a fellow student.Western Cape police have since arrested the 26-year-old man on charges of sexual and common assault.The university's senior director of student affairs,…
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