After Women’s Month, Women And Children Are Still Dying
It is the end of Women's Month in South Africa, and for me it still feels like being a woman in South Africa is...
We’re sick of ANC presidential hopefuls using Khwezi as a political...
It’s a sad day in South African politics when African National Congress presidential hopefuls resort to evoking the trial of Fezekile “Khwezi†Kuzwayo as...
Zolile Khumalo Murder Accused Abandons State Attorney
The Durban High Court has adjourned Thabani Mzolo's trial date to 2019. This, after the murder accused abandoned his state lawyer, saying his family...
The Gender Summit Failed To Impress
President Cyril Ramaphosa made some lofty promises in his address at the National Gender Summit held in Pretoria on November 1. Gender activists, civil society...
EFF leadership, please bring your patriarchs to order
Some of the responses to the *womxn of the Wits Economic Freedom Fighters Student Command (EFFSC) calling out a male member for rape show...
It’s time to hold the state accountable for violence against women
With the exception of couple of men, about 50 women gathered at the Hlanganisa Institute for Development in Southern Africa (HiDSA) in Parktown on...
Marching against rape and violence: ‘If they don’t heed this message,...
Trigger warning: this article contains an account of rape
This weekend, at the final #SafeTaxisNow event in the month-long campaign, women, LGBTQIA+ folk, men, and...
How schools are failing pupils when they don’t report sexual violence
Schools are failing at preventing and dealing with sexual assault that happens on school property, according to Sheena Swemmer, a gender researcher at the...
The Daily Vox’s 16 Days 16 Voices Campaign
The 16 days of activism against gender-based violence begins this week in South Africa. While it's an important time, it is simply not enough...
South Africa’s #MeToo gap: No accountability for high-profile men
The #MeToo movement began on our timelines - then became tangible as scores of high-profile American men are being ousted and fired for their...
“My uncle is an animal, and I am not his only...
The December holidays are a time for family reunions but for some people this is a time when they are forced to relive past...
Concerned Rhodes academics speak out about #RhodesWar
A group of concerned academics at the University Still Known as Rhodes (USKAR) have issued a statement calling on other academics and intellectuals to...
070707: Ten years on and the struggle against homophobic hate crimes...
On July 7 2007 two lesbian *womxn - Sizakele Sigasa and Salome Masooa were murdered in Meadowlands, Soweto. This was not the first hate...
Oxfam’s Admission of Sexual Abuse In Haiti Points To Deeply Entrenched...
The international NGO sector is a multibillion dollar industry and one vital to the survival, stabilisation and reconstruction of communities globally, but what happens...
This woman was attacked after getting on a taxi
Trigger warning: This article contains an account of rape
The spotlight is currently on the physical and sexual violence that women experience daily in South...
It’s time for a “Me Too” campaign for men
Tsipi Erann says she wants to see a "me too" campaign by men.
"Me too - I pressured a woman into sex when she first...
How inadequate services and untrained staff re-victimise sexual violence survivors
On Tuesday morning, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) officially launched a new report which looked at the critical gaps which exist in the provision of...
Hey UCT, Here’s How To ACTUALLY Make IT Attractive For Women
Patriarchy continues to be pervasive in all sectors of life. The Information Technology (IT) sector is no exception to this. The sector has traditionally...
A guide for survivors: what to do after rape
Many rape survivors are too shocked to act immediately after a rape. But there are practical steps you can take to keep yourself safe,...
These women are learning to kick ass: “I need it so...
On Sunday, the 1in9 Campaign, i-LEAD and Soul City Institute hosted an empowering self defence class for women as part of the #SafeTaxisNow campaign....
