In a country still smouldering from its self-immolation, how does a comedian stick to the ideals of his craft, which demand he speaks his truth
Aviwe Wellem was found by two boys on Saturday morning — raped and stabbed to death in her bed
The man who beat Danel Rooskrans to death is behind bars, but that doesn’t change the pain and rage her loved ones are left with
The president says the state should oppose bail and parole for rapists and killers of women and children
Hundreds of protesters outside Parliament shouted down the police minister, as political platitudes failed
They can develop post-traumatic stress syndrome and may blame themselves for their mother’s death
We have the organisations, the policies, the laws and the insights to try to stop it, but still it goes on
Mr Ramaphosa, you have seen and listened. Now it is time to make SA safe for women
As the two-day summit came to end, a declaration was reached and the mood was mostly triumphant, but it didn’t go without a few stumbling blocks
​’I was working on a story on male corrective rape and, during that time, I had this recurring dream.’
Thabani Mzolo, who is a former student at MUT, allegedly shot Zolile Khumalo on May 2 at MUT’s Lonsdale residence
A small town is traumatised after two teenagers became the latest victims in the war on women
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‘We also commended all members of society who have been vigilant in various ways to end violence and champion the cause towards gender transformation’
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Thabani Mzolo is accused of shooting and killing Khumalo in her university residence last week Wednesday.
​Metal detectors will be installed at all entrances of Mangosuthu University of Technology’s outsourced residences following the murder of a student
The student representative council of MUT expressed dismay following the death of the 21-year-old student, who was shot in Lonsdale Hotel residence
The men who lead us are complicit in the abuse of women in South Africa
‘We’ve come to pray in this park because this is where the bodies of our children are always dumped, in the veld’
The crimes must be investigated and prosecuted in a particular way
The intersection of racial capitalism and the growing crisis of the postcolony have resulted
in a society that is not viable for millions
I live in Kenya but I can’t return to South Africa until women can walk freely on its streets without being harassed, raped or killed
Not even death by violent means can separate women from patriarchal notions of beauty
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South Africa has to tackle the scourge in the same visionary way it has fought against HIV and Aids
Pairing the sky-high femicide figures with SA’s ignoble reputation as the rape capital of the world raises the question about government’s response.
Helping endangered women should start with the police’s attention to the problem.
Bishop Joshua Chakoma managed to get man arrested for rape and murder.
The 15-year-old’s grandmother sent her to a neighbour. She never returned, because she has been burnt ‘like a dog’.
A string of women have been killed in Mexico’s top holiday destination, but the authorities are trying their best to downplay the murders.
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