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Artists who drill below the obvious

Forget ‘dry’ news: artists are capturing the human face of miners in a way that compels and disturbs.

Africa Check investigates the real state of health care in South Africa prisons after claims made my the Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Thabang Makwetla.

Public versus prison healthcare: What are the facts?

Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Thabang Makwetla claims that prisoners in SA have access to better healthcare. Africa Check investigates.

Are more protests

Comment: Rape, murder and indifference

The government must stop paying mere lip service to rooting out gender-based violence.

Vicious circle: Battered women’s distress tends to make them more prone to risky sexual behaviour.

Abused women in violent spiral

Situations can get worse for women who are battered by their intimate partners: research now shows they are at higher risk of contracting HIV.

What I learnt from my rapist brother

It has been almost 30 years since Mbuyiselo Botha’s brother committed rape. He did not have a clue about what rape did to its survivors.

A file photograph of Sonke Gender Justice network activists. The majority of women in SA are not benefitting from gains made in terms of gender equality

Shining a light on gender discrimination

William Nessen’s film "Can’t Just Fold Your Arms" digs into several similarities with Julius Malema’s unrepentant attitude towards women.

Poor healthcare for migrants ‘threatens public safety’

Poor healthcare for migrants ‘threatens public safety’

SA desperately needs to address the health risks posed by overcrowded detention centres and migrant deportation processes, a rights group says.

Equality Court postpones Malema matter

The Equality Court in Johannesburg on Monday postponed the final arguments in the hate speech complaint against ANCYL leader Julius Malema.

Malema: Complaint a conspiracy against ANCYL

A hate speech complaint against ANCYL leader Julius Malema was part of a conspiracy to undermine the organisation, a court heard on Monday.

Malema: ‘I am a defender of women’

ANC Youth League president Julius Malema described himself as a defender of women and said he would never promote hatred towards them.