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When the system ignores its own timelines, it turns bureaucracy into violence Hey TUT Fam! Our students from Soshanguve Campus (North and South) united in a march to say NO to silence and NO to gender-based violence. This march shows solidarity with survivors and promotes a culture of respect and dignity for all. Together, the TUT community is breaking the silence and showing commitment to ending GBV in all its forms. đź’ś
OPINION

Administrative violence: The hidden barrier to justice for GBV survivors

When the system ignores its own timelines, it turns bureaucracy into violence

  • Sheena Swemmer
5 min read
Influence: Several political parties have voiced concern about overreach and lack of accountability in the judiciary. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G
CALS

Discriminatory rape law to be challenged in the Constitutional Court

By centring consent in the definition of rape, the law makes the survivor’s state of mind the battleground instead of focusing on the perpetrator’s actions, including their use…

  • Sheena Swemmer
6 min read
With high rates of sexual violence in the country, it’s not surprising that bestiality exists. (Getty)
ANIMAL WELFARE

Why SA’s law recognises bestiality as akin to sexual violations against people

With high rates of sexual violence in the country, it’s not surprising that bestiality exists.

  • Sheena Swemmer
6 min read
Victims of abuse, harassment and rape are too often confronted with obtuse bureaucrats behind the counter. (Media24/Lulama Zenzile)
ABUSE

Justice reconsidered for victims of sexual assault

With one in five men admitting to assisting in sexual assault, it is vital that those who abet perpetrators be deemed liable

  • Sheena Swemmer
5 min read