Porn and morals: Where does the truth lie?
Icasa is wrong in its interpretation of what makes us accept or reject something. The issue of dignity and abuse is not a science, but a morality.
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[Video] Rape: Our nation's shame
In a country where most rape cases go unreported, a silent protest at five university campuses around South Africa found a new voice against the scourge.
Opinion: No one should possess you
Possessiveness and obsessive control over another person looks a lot like modern day slavery to Khaya Dlanga.
[Slideshow] Nandipha
Nandipha, now 25, has shared with Demelza Bush the tragic story of her "corrective rape", resulting in a life filled with constant fear.
Anene Booysen: Flowers and rage in Bredasdorp
Grief over the rape and murder of Anene Booysen has given way to seething anger in Bredasdorp.
Ministers absent from crucial gender debate
Cabinet ministers have come under fire from opposition MPs for missing a crucial debate in Parliament on gender-based violence.
Pistorius: South Africa bears and breeds these men
The truth about South Africa's peaceful transition and the everyday of democracy is as messy as the contested version of events on February 14.
Gender violence: Creating a new normal for South Africa's men
The solution lays in addressing 'how we raise our boys' and "how we equip parents to be parents". But there's a long way to go.
The month of love has become the month of horrors
We should refuse to be discouraged by the ugliness, the mean-spiritedness and the hopelessness that seems to surround us, writes Khaya Dlanga.
Pistorius: Public interest has trumped interest to the public
If the media can shift the way in which it reports on gender-based violence, thousands of deaths might not be so utterly futile, writes William Bird.
Mngxitama: Time to rethink the root causes of violence
The 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence campaign has become an empty ritual the nation performs to feel good about itself.
Gender violence requires broader lens
Victoria John's report on the murder of Thapelo Makhutle made for shocking reading, writes Melanie Judge.
Women take a beating online
The controversial DJ Avicii cartoon points to deeper cracks in our society, writes Verashni Pillay.
A cowed child reflects on us all
Gender-based violence: it is a useful term. After all, we need a portmanteau phrase to capture the panoply of horrors visited on women in our country.
It takes a village to fail a child
The horrific, brutal torture of a teenage girl in Limpopo, which was caught on video illustrates our society's systemic failure.
Rape: A weapon of war
Sexual violence is commonly used as a form of torture against women, many of whom have been silent about it. Until now. Qudsiya Karrim reports.
'Every residue leaves a beginning'
Journalist Charlene Smith looks back at the lessons she has learned and taught others about survival over the past ten years.
'He owns me -- he paid for me'
Lebo Ramafoko of Soul City has been enduring years of abuse from an ex-partner. She has decided to 'walk the talk' and be open about her experiences.
SA must end 'cancer of abuse against women, children'
The year 2009 must become a 365-day campaign of no violence against women and children, President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Wednesday.
