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The group says the amended law ‘further victimises rape victims and survivors by protecting perpetrators based on their unreasonable states of mind’
Fathers argue that section 25 to 27 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act is discriminatory because the leave is too little for them to participate in childcare
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The field of such NGOs is crowded but who and what are they holding to account and who are they mollycoddling?
The man wants to be reunited with his child, who went to her grandparents after her mother died
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Sonke Gender Justice points finger at fathers who withhold maintenance payments to coerce, manipulate, and punish the mothers of their children
SA is in a rush to roll out its national GBV action plan. But as bureaucracy and the pandemic slow progress, violence against women continues unabated
South Africa has one of the highest rates of violence inflicted on women and girls in the world
The constitutionality of corporal punishment in the home will be determined by the apex court
In addition to paternity benefits, the act will see UIF benefits for workers losing their jobs increase from eight to 12 months
Decision follows allegations that Achmat covered up sexual harassment claims
Social justice sector moves from exceptionalism to introspection about same-sex harassment
Organisations in the sector have vowed to review their policies on sexual misconduct
Sex workers tell of being tortured, including being beaten with sjamboks.
Be mindful of what you say to whom. You may even be unaware that you are causing harm
Fikile Mbabalula, Bathabile Dlamini, Mduduzi Manana. They all served in same cabinet – where
two ends of a
vicious circle meet.
Reeva Steenkamp was murdered by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius on Valentine’s Day in 2013.
In April 2013, Nokuphila Kumalo was beaten to death on a street in Woodstock, Cape Town, where she worked.
Groups have met to devise a programme to tackle rape and violence, and have called on the president to observe silence before his Sona address.
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema on Monday paid a R50 000 fine for his "nice time" remark about a woman who claimed she had been raped.
The Sonke Gender Network has welcomed Julius Malema’s apology for a sexist remark, but aren’t pleased at how long he waited before saying sorry.
Julius Malema’s legal team applied to reinstate an appeal on Tuesday against a hate speech finding on his "nice time" rape remark.
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema said he would not pay the fine imposed on him by the Equality Court in Johannesburg.
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/ 22 October 2010
ANCYL president Julius Malema’s attorneys have applied for a condonation order after he failed to pay a R50 000 fine, his lawyer said on Friday.
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/ 19 October 2010
The sheriff has visited ANC youth leader Julius Malema’s Sandton home to make a list of his assets after he failed to pay a R50 000 fine.
ANCYL president Julius Malema has begun the process of appealing an Equality Court order against him, his lawyer said on Monday.
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/ 15 October 2010
The Sonke Gender Justice Network is going ahead with its bid to attach assets worth R50 000 from ANC Youth League president Julius Malema.