Ramaphosa on GBV, while Sibiya denies rape

In Unread’s midweek top story, it’s a crisis consuming this country that refuses to go away. President Cyril Ramaphosa has addressed South Africans on what his national coalition is now doing to try to stem the tide of gender-based violence. Following the murders of 11 women in the Ekurhuleni region in the past two months alone.And separately, it must be said, the arrest of suspended national top cop, Shadrack Sibiya, for alleged rape and the sexual grooming of a minor, claims which he now formally denies. In other news, think of it as a formal protest or objection to another country’s actions or statements. Now, for a second time, Pretoria has formally demarched US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III, following his recent series of scathing press interviews. Finally, in your sport, the Springboks have until the end of October to mull their loss to the Wallabies and rally for a return against the Italians. These, plus four other stories, make Unread your premier video bulletin in 10 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.