Thandeka, who has been working in the sector for 13 years, says a new reality TV series is edifying
A new bill that seeks to decriminalise sex work is now open for public comment
Re-opening of South Africa’s prostitution law reform debate makes the mistake of assuming it is work and not exploitation.
We condemn the killing of a black Americans, yet women, African foreigners and queer people are regularly abused and killed in SA
Those on the street say that the usual abuse has intensified under the lockdown
Controlling Covid-19 may worsen Africa’s HIV epidemic by stopping state and civil society health services built up over 35 years
The convention is critical in terms of promoting and protecting the rights of working women
One in three sex workers in South Africa say they’ve been raped by a police officer. Could a change in the law solve this?
Sex work is selling a service, not your body, says Mariska Majoor. There’s nothing sinister about it.
Tasers, rubber bullets, pangas, dogs and snakes are used to rid a Jo’burg suburb of its ‘immoral’ sex workers
Their chief concern is the wellbeing of their children so that they can do better than their mothers
Joan Collins* worked as an intensive care nurse in Cape Town. But that’s not the only way she made a living.
Does sex work legislation have an impact on gender-based violence and HIV infection rates? We traveled to Amsterdam and Durban to find out.
How do you fix South Africa’s sexual and reproductive health wrongs? Help people access their rights.
From Amsterdam’s glittering canals to Durban’s dark streets, take a look at how the world legislates sex — and why it matters.
The Swedish model, legalisation, decriminalisation — does the sex work debate leave you confused? Look no further.
Go inside one of the country’s most dangerous jobs.
HIV is a mirror that reflects how we think about society. It exposes our prejudices. Find out how to tell interesting stories about it.
Sex workers tell of being tortured, including being beaten with sjamboks.
Activists have been told that government wants to hear their views, but without draft legislation their input is of little value.
Making sex work safer can lead to less HIV infections and gender-based violence, studies have shown.
Sex workers in South Africa want their profession decriminalised, a view supported by many medical professionals and civil society organisations.
Sex workers in the country want their profession to be decriminalised so that they can access health services without being discriminated against.
After almost two decades, the South African Law Reform Commission chose fiction over facts.
Human rights and access to healthcare remain paramount in the country’s response.
The only solution to problems created by the "prostitution industry" is to end it, argue opponents as we kick off a two-part debate.
​The loss of one of SA’s most longstanding HIV activists comes when politics and dwindling resources are pitting stalwarts against each other.
Why would humanitarian workers support the call to decriminalize sex work? Sometimes bombs, floods aren’t the only threats to our patients.
The new strategy is the first in a decade that does not advocate for the decriminalisation of sex work.
Behind the rage in in Rosettenville and Phomolong is a mix of xenophobia and internecine battles.
A film about the sexual abuse of one woman should be the start of a movement to say: ‘No!’
The Lists this week were compiled by Friday editor Milisuthando Bongela and Friday senior arts writer Kwanele Sosibo