Sex

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…