Child Rapes

The long list of committees and programmes addressing the issue look good on paper. In terms of achievements, however, none of them can be ticked off as successful

Victim testimonies can be key to securing convictions. They can also be traumatic. Meet the furry friends coming to the rescue.

The former Vatican number three, is appealing against his conviction on five counts of sexually abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s

The Western Cape education department responds to an article in the Mail & Guardian

The trial will be held in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria and is expected to run from September 9 to 20.

German Cardinal Reinhard Marx was speaking on the third day of an unprecedented summit of the world’s top bishops

President Julius Bio has raised the maximum punishment for rape of a minor and called on the country to address its rape "scourge"

Among the groups expected to protest are nonprofit organisation #Notinmyname, the ANCWL, the Economic Freedom Fighters and the Democratic Alliance

The current public scrutiny on the levels of violence against children is welcome but we cannot mistake it for action

The steakhouse franchise group has confirmed the incident and says it is in contact with the family while the police investigate

Amnesty International has urged the country to act on claims soldiers and members of the civilian militia have raped women and girls in remote camps

A travel trend of people "doing good" has come under heavy criticism as people inadvertently perpetuate unhelpful ideas about the places they visit.

To be a woman in Kenya, South Africa or Zimbabwe means to be in perpetual fear of some form of abuse at the hands of men

New, never before conducted research reveals the road rape survivors and police walk to justice denied.

Read an excerpt from the award-winning story that kick-started a campaign to link survivors of rape and gender-based violence to care.