As war drums beat again in Ethiopia, author Maaza Mengiste finds new language to memorialise the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Brigadier Sifiso Cele denies the rape allegations, saying that they are part of a smear campaign and that criminal charges should have been opened if the accusations were true
Despite 6 300 ANC cadres working in government, the party’s integrity committee has done little to deal with its accused members
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How many times should we be outraged before real action is taken to prevent, and not just address, the scourge of sexual abuse in schools?
An internal report on sexual offences at a military academy says the defence force failed a deceased rape victim and has called for an internal investigation
If a man has the temerity to shoot a woman inside a police station, in front of law enforcement officers, then the country has an even bigger GBV problem than it thinks.
The party’s response to journalists and those who speak against them reveal a consistent pattern of misogyny
What chance do we have of tackling the deeper psychological and societal problems that drive violence against women if we cannot even do the basics?
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After accusing the Afrobeats superstar of rape, Seyitan Babatayo was arrested
The problem is that men see a break-up as a challenge to their masculinity and would rather get even than get over it
Aviwe Wellem’s violent death shook a village in the Eastern Cape, but the DNA results are still not back and no one has been arrested.
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The 67-year-old was remanded in New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail after the jury of seven men and five women found the once powerful Hollywood producer guilty of criminal sexual acts
Undercover investigation shows that controversial US-linked centres are defying government policy and providing inaccurate medical information
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Even a person who has not ‘instrumentally’ been involved can now be tried for the crime
In just four episodes, Deon Wiggett was able to talk about his rape, tackle the institutions that protect perpetrators and secure an arrest
"Women do not have the power to stop rape. We cannot simply break our silence or act in certain ways to effect change."
The beating, assaults and abuse are not something that just happens to women, yet that’s how the stats make it seem.
Nonprofit organisation Action Breaks Silence educates children about sexual violence, self-love, empowerment, boundaries and expressing emotions.
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