An explicit, ambitious debut novel that delivers on sensuality but struggles to balance story, substance and seduction
The sextech industry is changing our pleasure seeking behaviours, so what does this mean for us as a species?
Sexuality is often neglected because patients and doctors are uncomfortable with the subject and lack the courage and skills to discuss it
A recent conference demonstrated how eager young women in Sierra Leone were for information, and how helpful it is to receive it
One in six South African teenagers aged 15 to 19 have had a child. Here’s how to help them stay in school
Showmax’s ‘Sex in Afrikaans’ explores the continued taboo of representing sex in the Afrikaans language
This piece by Mia Arderne from the book ‘Touch: Sex, Sexuality and Sensuality’ ‘puts class squarely in the middle of what is a global mental health crisis’
LGBTQIA+ organisations have accused Stats SA of being discriminatory for excluding transgender, non-binary and intersex categories in a question relating to sex
Lebohang Mazibuko’s debut novel, ‘Bantu Knots’ is both poignant and relevant — and speaks to teenagers and adults alike
Full to the point of rupture, Touch still leaves the reader yearning for more
With a third of their habitat burnt, scientists feared the silver-headed antechinus had not survived
Writing about sex has come a long way from the advice dished out by the local ‘married Aunty’. At times, Tiffany Mugo has felt like she’s faking it
Porn stars and sex workers are badly treated — they should be protected by the law
Keith Warner explores the sensual pulse of calypso, focusing on the Mighty Sparrow, in an essay from the ‘Erotique Noire’ collection
Toxic masculinities help drive everything from HIV infection rates to gender-based violence. But before we ask, what does it mean to be a ‘man’ in South Africa, should we wonder what it’s like to be a boy?
Let us please not repeat the devastating Aids story where people died of shame rather than admit being infected by the virus
Don’t let your libido get the better of you and keep your sex extra safe, by staying home
Often people think that kegels are targeted solely at women who want to increase the tightness of their vagina, whereas in fact the exercises are for everyone who wants to engage in better sex
It’s the tech version of the street corner flasher — or a man hoping you’ll reciprocate with a clit pic
We seem not to consider this behaviour particularly remarkable. Indeed, we take it for granted
And the Oscar for best orgasm depicted in a biopic goes to … Kagure Mugo
You’d be forgiven for thinking that T rex was all bad. And Hollywood doesn’t help their image.
How does your drinking affect your sex life? And can HIV infection be linked to alcohol consumption? Mia Malan gives you the facts.
Parents and their offspring find it hard to talk openly about sex, but they should.
The bad sex awards remind us that bonking in the pages of novels should be restrained.
The World Health Organisation has recommended that people potentially exposed to the Zika virus should practice safe sex.
The Sex exhibition, at Stevenson Gallery in Braamfontein, doesn’t go far enough to explain the problems specific to our generation.
Once filled with socks and linen, our drawers are giving pride of place to interesting devices, writes Kagure Mugo.
A Nigerian and a Kenyan use social media and the football pitch to discuss contraceptives and stop pregnancy.
The SEX exhibition attempts to unpack sex through a timeline of events that took place in South Africa in the past decade.
Reports of alcohol boosting the libido are unlikely to stand up to serious scrutiny.
Is the right to safe and enjoyable sex less important than other women’s rights?