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
Peer educators spread the word about HIV prevention one little blue pill at a time
Decriminalising sex work could help avert almost half of all new HIV infections globally among workers and clients in the next 10 years.
Activists say police actions in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga are increasingly frequent and may be retaliation for recent civil society actions.
It’s time South Africans stopped letting their morals get in the way of advocating for the rights of sex workers.
A chain of clinics is helping to save lives on Malawi’s border with Mozambique.
Healthcare facilities are working to ensure migrant workers are never far from care.
A pill dispenser with an electronic cap monitors daily adherence to a regimen that may curb HIV among sex workers – and in broader society.
Sex workers are being denied their basic rights, and their stigmatisation is hampering the country’s fight against HIV, writes Relebohile Montana.
After having their brothel raided in 2011, three women planned to argue for the right of sex workers to work together in safety.
Like other struggling women, mothers in the sex trade want the best for their children, writes Marlise Richter.
It’s been a 15-year wait for a law reform report that may decriminalise prostitution and lobby groups are campaigning to move sex workers to safety.
Previous studies to determine how many of South Africa’s 150 000 sex workers are HIV positive have been limited in scope, says Africa Check.
The Aids council’s programme is a "big step in the right direction", but abuse by police still needs to be tackled, says an HIV specialist.
The celebrated author felt no shame at being a prostitute, why do we?
Transgender sex workers in the Cote d’Ivoire have increasingly become the target of violence since President Alassane Ouattara came into power.
Sex workers in Rustenburg have complained about a police force that is a law unto itself. Kwanele Sosibo reports.
Until all women are safe and have access to health services, Women’s Month will mean nothing, writes Marion Stevens.
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/ 4 September 2011
Sex workers in New Zealand expect to be rushed off their feet as 95 000 fans arrive for the Rugby World Cup, with brothels doubling condom orders.
The German city of Bonn has introduced a parking meter for sex workers in order to tax those who just work the streets.
Sex workers and civil society groups across Africa took to the streets on Thursday to demand access to healthcare services.
Former sex worker “Kylie” tells the <b>Mail & Guardian</b> about labour abuse in the sex trade.
Researchers have dismissed fears of a massive rise in human trafficking for the Soccer World Cup, saying NGOs could be trying to win extra resources.
A sacked Cape Town sex worker had three Labour Appeal Court judges on Thursday grappling with whether she was entitled to challenge her dismissal.
The United Kingdom is to give 42-million condoms to South Africa as part of an HIV prevention drive before the Soccer World Cup.
Rustenburg sex worker Tshepiso Khoza is hoping to get off the street with the money she makes from the Soccer World Cup later this year.
The Egyptian national team has hit back at media reports that players who were robbed in their hotel rooms had been entertaining sex workers.
"If you can’t accept your own sexuality, you can’t accept others’ sexuality," says Karin Eloff, journalist, and author of <em>Stiletto</em>.
Legal moves to make the streets safer for adult prostitutes are under way. Ilham Rawoot reports
A court interdict preventing police arresting sex workers was granted because the NPA fails to prosecute them, the City of Cape Town said on Tuesday.
Cape Town sex workers on Monday won a court order to stop police arresting them when they know prosecution is unlikely to follow.