“Stock-outs” – barrier to women’s sexual and reproductive health rights says...
A new report from the Stop Stock-outs Project (SSP) has found that contraceptives now represent the biggest share of medicine stockouts. The report emerged...
Making An HIV-Free Future Possible For KZN Girls
In the rolling green hills of the uMgungundlovu district in KwaZulu-Natal lies Vulindlela, a rural community often seen as the epicentre of the HIV...
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...
[WATCH] GBV film by high-school learners during Eh!woza’s Learner Doccies programme
GBV was produced by high-school learners (grade 9 and 10) during Eh!woza’s Learner Doccies programme. From the perspective of three women, the film takes...
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...
#TotalShutdown: “We Are Dying At The Hands Of Men, It Has...
In a sea of black and red, thousands of womxn* from all over Gauteng gathered in Pretoria on Wednesday morning to take a stand...
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...
Rape in a place of platinum
A snapshot of the community of Rustenburg shows a place of plenty, also a place of poverty. Â Ufrieda Ho argues that beyond the juxtaposition,...
Accountability for violence has to have tangible consequences
A convicted rapist was elected as a municipal mayor in South Africa. This happened just weeks before the annual 16 days. The 16 Days...
#LindiweOnEusebius: Sisulu fumbles with feminism
Lindiwe Sisulu was dragged on Twitter on Thursday for her problematic views on feminism and gender-based violence. And honestly, she deserves it.
Human Settlements Minister...
Less judgement, more action is needed on female genital mutilation
Despite the dangers and growing opposition to the practice, female genital mutilation (FGM) persists across the world. According to the World Health Organisation, over...
Five years on: Rohingya people talk about their past, present and...
August 24, 2022 marks five years since Rohingya fled the latest and largest campaign of targeted violence against them in Myanmar. Rohingya are still stateless and...
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...
Sex trafficking: the Cyntoia Brown case highlights a massive global problem
Sex trafficking is a global human rights crisis that has does not often receive widespread attention. That changed last week when the hashtag #FreeCyntoiaBrown...
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...
Rape culture is not an “epidemic”
Content Warning: This article contains reference to rape, assault, and violence
The one thing society has reluctantly learned over the past few years is that...
The Real Problem With Sexual Assault Scenes In 13 Reasons Why
Controversy has surrounded the popular American teen drama series 13 Reasons Why since the release of season one in March of 2017. At its...
Here’s why the UN is calling for more women peacekeepers
The United Nations recently recommended that countries increase the number of female peacekeepers in peacekeeping missions. Last month, during the 71st UN General Assembly...
BDS-SA Launched Investigation Into Desai Allegations, Boardmember Says
Update: The BDS-SA board received the findings of the investigation this weekend which cleared Desai of sexual harassment, board member Tisetso Magama said...
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...
