Memory Banda On The Struggle Of The Girl Child In Malawi
There is fire in the eyes of Memory Banda when she talks about girls rights in her home country of Malawi. The 22-year-old has...
Zackie Achmat Doesn’t Get Reverse Onus
On The Eusebius McKaiser Show on Wednesday, we finally got to hear the voice behind the man accused of protecting accused sexual predator and...
Hey Renaldo, a selfie is a selfie, not an invitation
On Wednesday, the DA’s proportional representation councillor for Nelson Mandela Bay Renaldo Gouws posted a Facebook status calling out women who post “sexually suggestive...
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...
From government officials to social media creatives, rape culture is everywhere
When comments and videos perpetuating rape culture are left unchecked, what message is being sent to survivors and victims of sexual violence?
A popular South...
Safety concerns mount as thousands flock to Durban beaches
Thousands of people have descended on the city of Durban for the festive season, with many people taking advantage of the sunny weather to...
Nine ways women can protect themselves from trashy men
Being a woman today is fraught with danger. Rape culture, misogyny, sexism, and the perceived ownership over women's bodies are everywhere. The Daily Vox...
Gender Summit Concludes With Declaration Adopted
"We are satisfied that most delegates and stakeholders at the summit have signed the declaration with amendments," said the minister of social development Susan...
“Men are trash” – everyday experiences of toxic masculinity
Acts of gender-based violence do not arise out of thin air. The violence is a consequence of a society that accepts and normalises everyday...
South Africa: The Reality of Providing Safe Abortion During A National...
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While South Africa’s lockdown regulations rules clearly state that abortion services are to continue throughout, some were turned back. Here’s how Kgaladi...
The testimonies of these rape victims in Kenya show the failure...
During Kenya’s 2007-2008 post-election violence, hundreds of women and girls were raped as part of a broad pattern of violations against communities. Sexual violence...
The French anti #MeToo mocked and trivialised women
"We believe that the freedom to say "no" to a sexual proposition cannot exist without the freedom to bother." - 100 French women responding...
The role social workers play in fighting gender-based violence
In 2020, president Cyril Ramaphosa issued a national call for specialised units of social workers to deal with gender-based violence. This call arose from...
National Shutdown Planned Against Gender-Based Violence
An organisation of feminist and gender activists is calling for a Total Shutdown and Intersectional Women's March Against Gender-based Violence on August 1. It...
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...
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...
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...
Tuks Predator Dismissed
UPDATE: The senior manager accused of sexual harassment and assault at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Centre for Sexualities, AIDS and Gender (CSA&G) has...
“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...
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...
