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RAPE

[From our archives] Angry feminist? Damn right I’m angry
Analysis
/ 31 March 2016

[From our archives] Angry feminist? Damn right I’m angry

Fury over the misogyny and hatred in social media is fuel in the fight for a better, equal world.

By Helen Moffett
SA mum on Bemba war criminal conviction
Africa
/ 23 March 2016

SA mum on Bemba war criminal conviction

The judgement is the first to recognise sexual violence as a weapon of war, as well as the highest profile leader.

By Staff Reporter
Donor slashes support funding for SA rape survivors
Article
/ 17 March 2016

Donor slashes support funding for SA rape survivors

A US global fund has cut back on critical funding for services provided to survivors of violent crime. Government must provide a sustainable solution.

By Lisa Vetten and Romi Sigsworth
The monsters in the machine
Analysis
/ 18 February 2016

The monsters in the machine

We’re subjected to enough horrors online – a rape simulator can’t simply go unchallenged

By Kagure Mugo
Editorial: Spitting on women
Article
/ 14 January 2016

Editorial: Spitting on women

ANC’s interest in women’s rights seems to have evaporated when it is most needed.

By Editorial
#NotAllMen rape, but a rotten apple spoils the barrel
Analysis
/ 7 January 2016

#NotAllMen rape, but a rotten apple spoils the barrel

It may be true that #NotAllMen rape, but enough do to make it a statistic.

By Kagure Mugo
When comrades rape comrades
Analysis
/ 29 November 2015

When comrades rape comrades

‘Solidarity’ too often masks a culture of sexual coercion and assault by male activists.

By Kagure Mugo
Biden calls on men to confront rape culture
Article
/ 15 November 2015

Biden calls on men to confront rape culture

United States Vice-President Joe Biden: “Any time consent is not or cannot be given, it is sexual assault and it is a crime.”

By Staff Reporter
Hilton College boys in hot water over ‘mock rape’ pic
Article
/ 16 October 2015

Hilton College boys in hot water over ‘mock rape’ pic

A group of Hilton College pupils are in hot water after a picture depicting a “mock rape” went viral on social media on Thursday.

By Jeff Wicks
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Article
/ 1 October 2015

Diepsloot: Where men think it’s their right to rape

Crime stats released in 2015 reported a drop in rape cases, but experts say this is because fewer people are bothering to report rapes to the police.

By Mia Malan
Editorial: Stats conceal scale of rape scourge
Article
/ 1 October 2015

Editorial: Stats conceal scale of rape scourge

Unless the rape crisis is tackled, it will backfire at us.

By Editorial
Blame apartheid for rape stats
Analysis
/ 20 September 2015

Blame apartheid for rape stats

Patriarchy and men scarred by racism violate women to assert their masculinity.

By Staff Reporter
Scars of rape in the DR Congo
Africa
/ 15 September 2015

Scars of rape in the DR Congo

In the shadow of some tall bushes, 70-year-old Bakazi Ndazimo was raped by two soldiers while neighbours quietly closed their curtains.

By Fredrik Brogeland Laache
Girls get the power to fight abuse
Article
/ 23 August 2015

Girls get the power to fight abuse

How to go beyond platitudes when it comes to teenage sexuality and abuse? One NGO has a solution: teach young women to know their worth and rights.

By Thuletho Zwane
Why India hesitates in criminalising marital rape
Article
/ 18 August 2015

Why India hesitates in criminalising marital rape

The issue reached boiling point when the National Democratic Alliance said it had no plans to criminalise marital rape despite a UN recommendation.

By Staff Reporter
South Sudan army raped, burnt girls alive – UN report
Africa
/ 30 June 2015

South Sudan army raped, burnt girls alive – UN report

South Sudan’s army raped then torched girls alive inside their homes during a recent campaign notable for its "new brutality and intensity".

By Staff Reporter
Rape report fall-out angers students
Article
/ 9 April 2015

Rape report fall-out angers students

Part of the worries about a retracted Rolling Stone article is that it may inhibit other people from coming forward with their stories.

By Staff Reporter
My father raped me for eight years
Article
/ 1 April 2015

My father raped me for eight years

Yet serious errors by the prosecutor and the magistrate meant the high court had no choice but to reduce his sentence of life in prison.

By Carmel Rickard 1
Our culture idolises monsters
Article
/ 5 March 2015

Our culture idolises monsters

Violent men can’t be dismissed as deviant; our society shapes such distorted masculinities.

By Staff Reporter
Avaaz campaigners call on Motshekga to stop school violence
Article
/ 25 February 2015

Avaaz campaigners call on Motshekga to stop school violence

Bolstering a weak life orientation curriculum is proposed as one of the ways of preventing abuse, including rape, in classrooms.

By Bongani Nkosi
Video shows boy being raped in ‘race attack’
Article
/ 6 February 2015

Video shows boy being raped in ‘race attack’

The pupils who attacked a boy, raping him with a broom handle, will appear in court on Friday. Meanwhile, the DA will protest at the school on Friday.

By Sarah Evans and Staff Reporter
Roman Polanski rape case won’t be reopened
Article
/ 25 December 2014

Roman Polanski rape case won’t be reopened

A superior court judge turned down a request from Polanski’s lawyers, who wanted a new hearing to try and close the case on procedural grounds.

By Staff Reporter
Let’s talk about sex – in public
Article
/ 11 December 2014

Let’s talk about sex – in public

To speak about sex in any form is taboo – unless it’s by those who make billions off it. This has plunged people into silence and vulnerability.

By Kagure Mugo
Bill Cosby unlikely to be charged for sexual abuse
Article
/ 1 December 2014

Bill Cosby unlikely to be charged for sexual abuse

Comedian and actor Bill Cosby, who is accused of sexual abuse by a total of 15 women, may not be prosecuted for his alleged crimes.

By Staff Reporter
Indian girl set alight for resisting molestation
Article
/ 26 November 2014

Indian girl set alight for resisting molestation

A group of men doused a girl with kerosene and set her alight for resisting their attempts to molest her, after which she died of her injuries.

By Staff Reporter
Zim rape victims press case in SA
Article
/ 21 November 2014

Zim rape victims press case in SA

Abused women want the SAPS to act following the ruling about the country’s international remit.

By Chantelle Benjamin 1
Bill Cosby stand-up special postponed amid rape scandal
Article
/ 19 November 2014

Bill Cosby stand-up special postponed amid rape scandal

Mounting allegations of rape and sexual assault against entertainer Bill Cosby has resulted in a Netflix special series on his life being postponed.

By Staff Reporter
Pupils Speak Out: Teachers need to be alert to problems pupils might hide
Article
/ 11 November 2014

Pupils Speak Out: Teachers need to be alert to problems pupils might hide

Changes in a pupil’s behaviour or work might be an indication that they are experiencing a problem they may find difficult to talk about.

By Staff Reporter
Footballer Evans released after serving half sentence for rape
Article
/ 17 October 2014

Footballer Evans released after serving half sentence for rape

The 25-year-old footballer served half his five-year sentence for rape and his old team is discussing the possibility of his return despite petitions.

By Mike Collett and Michael Hann
Gender violence costs SA R40bn, so now will govt act?
Article
/ 6 October 2014

Gender violence costs SA R40bn, so now will govt act?

If the human cost won’t, will the financial cost make government commit to a comprehensive national plan to combat gender-based violence?

By Staff Reporter
Breaking the pact of silence
Article
/ 11 September 2014

Breaking the pact of silence

My mother was raped by a church elder, something that would affect the rest of her life. This made what happened after, something even worse.

By Pedro Tabensky
Losing the plot in Zuma rape trial’s stories
Analysis
/ 14 August 2014

Losing the plot in Zuma rape trial’s stories

It wasn’t really about ‘impartial, objective’ judgment, but rather competing narratives.

By Lisa Vetten
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