Gender activist and law lecturer shot dead near Joburg Zoo

Law lecturer and Helen Suzman Foundation researcher Arvitha Doodnath, who led a campaign against gender violence at the Vaal University of Technology, was shot dead in Johannesburg at the weekend.

Doodnath, who started the campaign after last month’s killing of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana, was killed on Jan Smuts Avenue in Parkview, near the Johannesburg Zoo, on Saturday night in a suspected hijacking. Her car, a Ford Figo, was found at the scene.

The 30-year-old was on her way home from a dancing event at the Hindu Temple in Mayfair, Johannesburg.

In other news – Durban prisoner re-arrested after two months on the run

Durban man accused of murder, who escaped from Westville Prison, has been re-arrested after being on the run for two months.Police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker said Vishnudath had used false credentials to escape.

Ashen Vishnudath was in custody for a murder that was reported at the Marianhill police station in March. Read more

Source: Timeslive