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Mbuyiselo Botha
Our women are crying out but government pretends not to hear
South African mothers, like Jacinta Zuma-Ngobese, are pleading for action against undocumented migrants involved in drug dealing and trafficking, speaking for millions whose…
Emmarentia road rage portrays SA’s growing culture of intolerance
This incident has brought to the fore the culture of violence and anger, which manifests itself in road rage incidents and a rise in domestic violence among South African families
We need to rethink ‘intention’ in rape legislation
The inclusion of intention in the definition of rape reintroduces the requirement that there should be physical evidence that the victim was overpowered
Faith can promote rape culture
Pastors who use biblical texts to justify what is ‘natural’ perpetuate gender violence
White men also perpetrate acts of violence
But white privilege distorts that fact and so the focus turns on black men as the main instigators.
We owe it to the 1976 generation to do better
Would it be different if the person who had been killed was a white sports superstar or, indeed, any other white person?
Patriarchy must be defrocked
Women priests who defy Catholic doctrine and demand equality should be applauded.
Comment: Rape, murder and indifference
The government must stop paying mere lip service to rooting out gender-based violence.
Fatherhood’s a struggle for the fatherless
Without a father figure of your own, being a dad can be something of an emotional challenge, writes Mbuyiselo Botha.
What I learnt from my rapist brother
It has been almost 30 years since Mbuyiselo Botha’s brother committed rape. He did not have a clue about what rape did to its survivors.
SA men: A history of violence
The equation of racism and manliness in certain schools has shown that at the core, there are high levels of violence.