2013
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Bill “could help catch criminals”: IOL News, 23 April 2013 Proponents of the bill say it has the potential to help police take violent criminals off South Africa’s streets. |
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DNA Bill heads to Parliament : IOL News, 22 April 2013 … Lynch said that by facilitating police efforts, the DNA Bill would put more offenders behind bars. |
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DNA Bill to go before Parliament : Bush Radio 89.5 fm, 22 April 2013 The Criminal Law Amendment Bill, also known as the DNA Bill will finally be discussed in Parliament. This is after a five year delay… |
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Criminal Law Amendment Bill (2013) Approved : SA Government News, 19 April 2013 Cabinet has approved the introduction of the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill, 2013, to Parliament. |
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“The law and you” with Garry Hertzberg, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 at 6pm, ChaiFM 101.9. The importance and implications of DNA profiling and the DNA Bill and how the new laws will regulate the taking of DNA from arrestees as well as convicted offenders. |
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SA Police “Clueless in Forensics”: Sunday Argus, 17 March 2013 Call to fast-track SA’s DNA database |
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“Do police have the basic skills to justify DNA Bill?”: Saturday Star, 16 March 2013 “SAPS can’t even get basics of crime scene forensics right and legislation won’t solve this”… |
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It’s all in the detail : You Magazine, 14 March 2013 Evidence collected and analysed at the scene of a crime can make or break a case. Here’s how forensic teams go about their work… |
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Passing of DNA Bill at a StandStill: eNCA | eNews Channel, 6 March 2003 Four years since first being mooted, South Africa is still no closer to passing a DNA Bill. |
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‘Crisis point reached’… Fast-track DNA database & review act – MPs : Cape Times, 6-03-2013 … Authorities on the subject have said that expanding the national DNA database could go a long way in helping police catch rapists and other criminals, and have expressed frustration at Parliment’s failure to pass such a bill… |
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DNA Bill set for adoption in two weeks : SABC News, 5 March 2013 Cabinet is expected to adopt the long awaited DNA Bill in the next two weeks, after which it will be put up for public comment… |
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Black Friday protest highlights value of DNA evidence : UCT, 25 February 2013 … a call for South Africans to wear black on the day as a campaign to raise awareness of the country’s high statistics of rape and violence against women… |
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Enacting DNA Bill could stop serial rapists: The Star, 14 February 2013 The Bredasdorp Magistrate’s Court was packed with spectators when two men appeared in connection with the rape and murder of … |
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Committee stalling on DNA bill that would save lives: Cape Argus, 11 February 2013 “… on a scale unequalled anywhere else on Earth, hundreds and thousands of children’s lives are sacrificed because of the failure to act by our politians in South Africa…” |
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Better DNA database ‘would help fight crime’ : Sunday Argus, 10 February 2013 Expanding the national DNA database would go a long way towards helping police catch rapists and other criminals… |
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“Straight to Jail” says the DNA: Servamus, January 2013 (PDF) |
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Jennifer’s Fate Still A Mystery to Family, 17 January 2013 (PDF) 3 weeks after girl’s body was found, DNA analysis is still pending… |
2012
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DNS is “die beste geweer”: Rapport, 23 December 2012(PDF) |
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DNS is “die beste geweer”: Rapport, 22 December 2012 |
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DNA dogs are a criminal’s worst friend: The Independent, 15 December 2012 |
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16 Days of Activism: Mail & Guardian, 7-13 December 2013 |
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Three letters can save many lives: Daily News, December 2012 Sexually abused women must lobby for the introduction of a DNA profiling database, to prevent women from being raped by seriel offers, says Carolyn Hancock, directory of DNA Project. |
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The DNA Project: Cosmopolitan (Kicks Butt), November 2012 According to the United Nations, South Africa ranks first in the world, per capita, for sexual assault and rape, and the number of reported rapes is around 200 every day… |
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Solving Crime with DNA: Quest Science Magazine (Issue 8, Vol 2), November 2012 (PDF) What is the real story around DNA and crime scenes? Vanessa Lynch and Carolyn Hancock look at the facts. |
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Teach SA’s police “to protect crime scene”: BDLive, 24 October 2012 ALL officers in the South African Police Service (SAPS) should be trained in crime scene protection to promote more successful detective work, a top-level parliamentary report has recommended… |
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DNA database reduces time: Sowetan Live, 27 August 2012 BRING IT TO RSA – ‘Research indicates that 90% of rapists are repeat offenders and 50% of armed robbers are also repeat offenders… |
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Stalled bill could save lives: Sowetan Live, 27 August 2012 A BILL that would allow South Africa to use its DNA database to fight crime has been stuck in parliament for four years… |
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DNA Installation Cape Town, June 2012 (pdf) |
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Protecting evidence of a crime: The Star, 22 June 2012 The DNA Project set up a large sand pit with the face of a criminal painted onto it at the Cape Town Train Station. As people walked over the sand the face gradually lost its resemblance. The aim was to inform the public the importance of not disturbing a crime scene to preserve any DNA evidence that may have been left behind. |
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‘Do Not Disturb’ sign highlights DNA goals: Pretoria News, 22 June 2012 The most helpful thing you can do on a crime scene is not to touch anything. Washing away the blood, removing a cold-drink can near the body and even walking around the crime scene could destroy crucial evidence and result in detectives failing to piece together enough evidence to make an arrest. |
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DNS-profiele van veroordeelde misdadigers gou in databank: Die Burger, 21 June 2012 |
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MPs want DNA database bill speeded up: Business Day, 19 June 2012 |
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Police back in Parliament to recommend DNA database: Business Day, 19 June 2012 (pdf) |
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Police back in Parliament to recommend DNA database: Business Day, 19 June 2012 |
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Talk Radio 702 - David O’Sullivan interviews Vanessa Lynch, 14 June 2012 |
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Talk Radio 702 – DNA database is long overdue, 13 June 2012 |
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Wednesday is crunch time for DNA database: Engineering News, 12 June 2012 (on line version) |
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Wednesday is crunch time for DNA database, Engineering News, 12 June 2012 (pdf) |
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Barring Easy Escape: The Star, 12 June 2012 “We have serial offenders acting with impunity and getting away with murder. This (DNA profiling) is a phenomenal way to link offenders to the crimes at the earliest stage,” says Lynch. |
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The Star, 12 June 2012 Call to Create DNA Profiling Database, The Star, Tuesday 12 June 2012 |
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DNA database would protect citizens against re-offenders: The Times, 1 June 2012 (pdf) |
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The Big Issue South Africa | Criminals getting away with murder … (31 May 2012) This is according to the DNA Project, a non-profit organisation working to ensure justice is meted out to criminals through the proper use of DNA analysis and a … www.bigissue.org.za/…/criminals-getting-away-with-murder-s… |
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Lines in sand trace criminial links – Cape Argus, May 2012 |
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Told with Conviction – Weekend Argus, May 2012 |
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Talk Radio 702 – Udo Carelse – May 2012 |
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Weekend Post – Saturday, March 2012 |
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567 CapeTalk Radio – Chris Asplen – February 2012 |
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2008
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2007
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2005
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