Mob justice: “Yes, I would join in to protect my communityâ€
At the weekend, a man in Hlogotlou, Limpopo was stoned to death after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend and her younger sister, and set...
Public Employment Programmes Can Turn The GBV Tide
Communities and public employment programmes in particular, have a critical role to play in the fight against gender-based violence, writes PALESA MATABOGE.
This is...
#MyBodyMyChoice: The Right To Safe Abortion Is Protected By Law
Cries of "my body, my choice", "my vagina, my choice" and "phansi unsafe abortions" rang in the air in the name of the campaign...
What the Malema ‘nutcracker moment’ at SONA says about sexual violence...
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These three universities have been protesting the war on women’s bodies
The national conversation has only recently shifted toward talk about rape culture and violence on women's bodies. This was following the horrific murder of...
How the Depp-Heard case might shape the future of domestic abuse...
If you are even remotely engaged with popular culture, you have likely encountered the discourse surrounding the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case. The trial was,...
#TotalShutDown in Durban: “I Am Here To Send A Strong Message”
On Wednesday scores of women and gender non-conforming people marched in the streets of Durban to the City Hall over violence against women and...
#WalkForFreedom: Capetonians take a stand against modern-day slavery
Human trafficking still exists, both internationally and locally, yet not many South Africans are aware of it. On Saturday international advocacy group A21 held...
SA’s healthcare system is failing survivors of sexual violence
New research by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on 256 designated public health facilities has found critical gaps in the provision of comprehensive medical care...
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...
Durbanites: A Public Sex Offenders List Is Overdue
The Daily News recently reported that there is an increasing public outcry for a complete sex offenders register to be established so that people...
Should artists conform to South Africans’ sensibilities?
Ayanda Mabulu has caused shock with his latest painting, which depicts President Jacob Zuma engaged in a sexual act with Nelson Mandela. Mabulu called...
We can only end gender violence if we stop making excuses...
If we are to end violence against womyn* and children, we need to stop making excuses for men, writes GULSHAN KHAN.
It was during the...
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...
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...
16 Days of Activism: how South Africa’s TV news gets it wrong
South Africa is a country that experiences a very high level of gender-based violence. During the UN’s annual international 16 Days of Activism Against...
How The Government Is Ruining Its Own Plan To End Gender-Based...
NEWS ANALYSIS
The rape and murder of 19-year-old Uyinene Mrwetyana has pushed into the spotlight the government’s failure to deal with gender-based violence (GBV). The...
Soccer’s #MeToo Moment Is Overdue
OPINION
In less than a year, two high profile football players - Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr - have been accused of sex crimes. During...
Cultural norms that fuel prevalence of domestic violence need to be...
South Africa urgently needs to deal with the patriarchal cultural norms that fuel and normalise the scourge of domestic violence. This is according to...
Justice for Siam Lee: We must defend her from victim-blaming
There are bodies deemed valuable and bodies deemed disposable, with the factors of race, gender, sexuality and ability playing a role in deciding between...
