Maageketla Mohlabe

WARNING: This story contains graphic information that can upset sensitive readers. A 60-year-old pensioner has alleged her son has raped her for years. Lena (not her real name) says it happened at a shack where they both stay in Sebokeng, in southern Gauteng. Irate community members claim efforts to get officials involved were in vain, but social workers have committed to assist her to open a case. Her 37-year-old son, who is the suspect, is expected to be sent for a mental evaluation.

Lindiwe Mabena Lindiwe Mabena 20 February 2021, 4:28 PM | Maageketla Mohlabe  | @SABCNews Image: SABC News With more alleged victims expected to take the stand soon, the church will also be given a chance to respond. The CRL Rights Commission has heard more shocking and disturbing claims of church abuse, this time, congregants implicating the Universal Church.

Sipho Kekana Sipho Kekana 31 January 2021, 4:07 PM | Maageketla Mohlabe  | @SABCNews Image: SABC News Convener of Pastors Against Church Closures, Moafrika Wa Maila, says they will march to parliament on Friday. Online church is not a church. This is the view of some charismatic and Pentecostal church leaders that are calling for the immediate lifting of the ban on faith-based gatherings. Others have already approached the courts while marches were held a week ago.