South Africa has rejected "with contempt" claims by jailed British mercenary Simon Mann that it backed his plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea.

Background here picked by thenegativeone 1 year ago

Massachusetts' highest court says a man who impersonated his brother to have sex with the brother's girlfriend cannot be convicted of rape. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Nuclear Facility in South Africa attacked. Four armed men broke into the control room of the Pelindaba Nuclear Research Center, shooting "a senior emergency officer" in the process. The government nuclear agency Necsa insisted the paper not run this story. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Dumisani Rebombo, 49 had participated in a gang rape when he was a teenager. Rapes in South Africa have become epidemic with 1 in 4 males admitting that have raped someone. Rebombo is working on changing that. He also went to the woman he raped so many years ago and sought forgiveness. picked by 2manyusernames 7 days ago

A 44-year old woman is raped by a 15-year old. A rape kit is done to obtain evidence, evidence which helped convict the rapist. Although the woman was assured she wouldn't be billed for the kit, she was and is. After being a victim of rape, she is now being asked to cough up almost $2000 picked by bernardblack 2 months ago

Corrective rape, where a male pupil rapes a female lesbian pupil to "make her heterosexual", was a growing phenomenon in schools, the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said in a report released on Wednesday. picked by deepcleanfun 1 year ago

Animal rehabilitation officials are trying to find a home for a king penguin that turned up in Cape St. Francis, South Africa. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has opened a $US40 million school for disadvantaged South African girls picked by LatueOfStiberty 3 years ago

Young male lizards in South Africa imitate females to fool aggressive older males into leaving them alone, in an example of transvestism in the natural world, researchers have found. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Lawmakers in South Carolina are trying to pass a law where women looking to get an abortion will have to view ultrasound images of their fetus before going ahead with the abortion. This will include women who have been the victims of rape and incest. picked by escaflowne 2 years ago

As she struggled with the brutal attacker trying to rape her, the terrified victim might have hoped that help was only a few feet away. The 20-year-old woman had been pinned to the ground on a road which, even though it was 1am, was well lit and busy. Yet not one of the passing motorists stopped to go to her aid. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The new federal requirement that states pay for "Jane Doe rape kits" is aimed at removing one of the biggest obstacles to prosecuting rape cases: Some women are so traumatized they don't come forward until it is too late to collect hair, semen or other samples. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

After being raped, a mother stabbed and killed the rapist with a butcher knife when he tried to go after her 6 year old daughter. The woman is in serious condition, but the child is safe. picked by capriccio 3 years ago

Pretty amazing story... woman in South Korea uses internet phone service to call 911 as she is being strangled. Because she failed to tell the phone company (Vonage) that she left the country, her 911 call gets routed to Illinois... and the 911 operator STILL manages to get help to her! -- Link includes news article and video report. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

During the trial, the court was told the boy raped a four-year-old boy in May 2007, and tried to rape his own three-year-old brother a short time later. picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago

No he isn't, but that was the headline that appeared on a South African television station's rolling news banner.

The headline was a test and a technician made it live by accident. I'd guess that the reaction South African's had was similar to the one you just had when you saw this article. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

A man in Cocoa, Fla., told police the only way to get his brother to stop talking was to stab him. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A 22-year-old former Woodinville woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to making a false rape accusation against a local college professor last June.

God, what a mockery of genuine cases she's made. picked by doggylives 1 year ago

A 19-year-old Lincoln woman has been arrested for statutory rape for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old boy in her car. picked by super 2 years ago

The mother and brother of a 14-year-old Afghan rape victim face charges after they cut her open and removed her fetus without anaesthetic. picked by funkfrost 6 months ago