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Cassandra Gudlhuza

Cassandra Gudlhuza is a former journalist and columnist. Her debut memoir, Unfathered: Surviving Paternal Brutality to a Life Reclaimed and Unshamed, examines the lifelong impact of paternal abuse and the power of breaking inherited silence.

Getting personal: We need to confront what we have spent generations avoiding. The violence of fathers. (John McCann)

GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

14 AUG 2026

The father wound SA won’t name

While South Africa dedicates August to confronting gender-based violence, this article challenges us to address an uncomfortable dimension: the violence inflicted by fathers. It…

Cassandra Gudlhuza

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