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    Drawing the line between corporal punishment and abuse in parenting

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    UPDATE: The Constitutional Court upholds a judgment which says spanking your child is illegal. al.UPDATE: On 19 October 2017, a judge in the Johannesburg High...

    ‘Five Fingers For Marseilles’ Is A Haunting Meditation On Failure

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    "Why did you come back? Once you turned the world upside down and ran. Now you are here and it starts again." What happens after...

    “Assault is commonplace in our communities because people don’t do anything...

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    Statistics released by the South African Police Services in October show that common assault had decreased between 2016 and 2017, however some women still...

    We need to talk about the violence of anti-Blackness in the...

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    The bigoted responses to local comedian Joey Rasdien's controversial comment at the Ilm Arts Festival are a stark reminder of the racism and prejudice within...

    #RhodesWar: University disputes claims that it maliciously excluded anti-rape protestors

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    The students who were excluded by Rhodes University for participating in the #RUReferenceList protest in 2016 said the university was unjust in its decision...

    20+ reasons why men cannot be trusted

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    Journalist Pontsho Pilane lists the many times she's been harassed and violated by men, in both public and private spaces, proving why #NotAllMen is...

    ANC Women’s League To Team Up With Taxi Bosses To Combat...

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    The African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) in KwaZulu-Natal announced that it is looking into partnering with taxi associations to establish a campaign that...

    Shooting At TUT: “We Went Back to 1976”

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    UPDATE** The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has arrested two police officers in connection with the death of Katlego Monareng, the slain Tshwane University...

    Black couple beaten by six white men outside KFC in Pretoria

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    A black couple was brutally attacked by six white men outside a KFC in Pretoria on Wednesday. The woman subjected to the attack filmed...

    Why we cannot justify the actions of the white man at...

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    This long weekend once again saw Facebook explode with racial tension. Angry BLACK WOMAN vs Angry WHITE MAN. So many opinions littered across every...

    Josina Machel reminds us that status doesn’t protect you from abuse

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    She is a wealthy woman, born and raised in affluence. Her life and upbringing is markedly different from that of most women in Africa,...

    Rape is NOT the ‘new normal’

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    We’re midway through “Women’s Month” and things are pretty much the same as ever. Rape is a daily occurrence. Women are being murdered every...

    ANC Youth League: Not Removing Manana Will Hurt ANC In 2019...

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    After the revelation that ANC national executive congress (NEC) member and MP Mduduzi Manana physically abused his domestic worker, the ANC Youth League on...

    #FeesMustFall: Wits failed to provide healthcare and police targeted first responders

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    New report echoes the warnings of the Marikana Commission of Inquiry and says police and schools must plan for protests.

    Garissa: the Kenyan town attacked by Al Shabaab

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    Bodies are still being recovered from Garissa University College in Kenya, where Al Shabaab gunmen are holding students hostage. As the devastating tragedy unfolds,...

    In Their Own Words: Itumeleng Letsoalo shares her story

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    Gender-based violence (GBV) is a serious matter. South Africa has one of the highest rates of violence against women and gender nonconforming people in...

    DUT Shooting: EFF Threatens To Pay Private Hospitals A Visit

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    At the memorial service of the Durban University of Technology student who was shot and killed by private security last week during a protest,...

    Corporal punishment in the home: “If we don’t hit our children...

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    It has been exactly 20 years since corporal punishment was abolished in schools, but the South African Human Rights Commission has proposed that a...

    DUT: Rubber Bullets And Stun Grenades Fly As Students Protest

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    One student was injured when police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesting students at the Durban University of Technology on Wednesday, 28 March. Thousands of...

    It’s time to hold the state accountable for violence against women

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    With the exception of couple of men, about 50 women gathered at the Hlanganisa Institute for Development in Southern Africa (HiDSA) in Parktown on...