It’s Necessary To Watch Surviving R. Kelly
It should be impossible that R. Kelly survived the myriad allegations of abuse leveled against him. But he did. Twenty-five years later, his survivors...
Asijiki Coalition: Decriminalise Sex To End Workers’ Agony
"Sex workers are being persecuted everywhere for doing the only work that can help them make ends meet. Decriminalisation would not only help them...
Equal Education: Alternative Report Questions ‘Exoneration’ Of Doron Isaacs
On Tuesday, following the earlier release of the report of an inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against the Equal Education co-founder and treasurer Doron...
Equal Education and Doron Isaacs: Setting The Record Straight
As former employees of Equal Education (EE), who recently left our positions, we have been deeply troubled by the release of former High Court...
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.
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Exit: Escaping A Life Of Sexual Violence
"My life has seen cycles of abandonment and abuse, sexual exploitation and domestic violence. But my story begins before I was born, because my...
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...
Kasai, DRC: Testimonies Of Survivors Of Sexual Violence
These testimonies were collected during a field visit by a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) communications team to the Kananga project in September 2018. Kananga...
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...
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...
At Gender-Based Violence Summit, Ramaphosa Calls For “Tangible Solutions”
"The murder of womxn* in this country is corroding the soul of our nation," President Cyril Ramaphosa said. He was addressing a room filled...
Gender Summit To Hold Government Accountable For Gender-Based Violence Failures
On August 1, thousands of womxn* marched in South Africa, under the banner of The Total Shutdown Movement. They demanded that the government take...
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...
Slain Zolile Khumalo’s Family Verbally Assaulted Outside Court As Her Alleged...
Slain student Zolile Khumalo's family is concerned about their safety after a man believed to be her killer Thabani Mzolo's relative allegedly insulted them...
#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...
How To Talk To Young People About Sex And HIV
"It's impossible for us to say, don't get infected by HIV but we don't talk about sex," says youth HIV activist Saidy Brown. There...
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...
Activist: “No Support” From Government For Victims Of Gender-Based Violence
On August 1, thousands of women marched throughout South Africa against gender-based violence in The Total Shutdown march. One of the woman who marched...
A Safe Space At UCKAR: The BACK.TALK Womxn’s Collective Poster-Making Workshop
Stationary and paper clippings litter the floor of the Rhodes University Fine Art Department. As you enter, you are greeted with gentle music and...
No Record Of 30 Suicide Attempts At Rhodes, University Says
Rhodes University and its Student Representative Council (SRC) have refuted claims floating around on social media that 30 of its students have attempted suicide...
