A constitutional challenge to the Mandatory Minimum Sentences Regime and the Criminal Law Amendment Act aims to show that these Acts fail to consider the effects of prolonged violence against women by an intimate partner
Changing damaging socio-cultural norms that justify discrimination against women is a powerful form of resistance
Study shows horrifying statistics of widespread sexism and violence against women MPs in Africa
If we increase the number of high-growth, women-founded startups, they can bridge the inclusivity gaps in their respective economies and societies
After initially overlooking key witnesses in one of the most horrific murder cases in South Africa, the state has brought them in to speak up
The fund is one of the “key actions” identified by the interim committee on gender-based violence and femicide at a recent meeting in Pretoria
Apps like My Safetipin and Safe Pace are making the public sphere safer
The beating, assaults and abuse are not something that just happens to women, yet that’s how the stats make it seem.
Violence against women on farms and in farming towns, usually by their partners, is under-reported
After being raped and abused repeatedly, a sangoma trainee reported her mentor to the police — only to be shunned
There is a crisis of violence against women.
But men also suffer brutalisation. This contributes to the abuse of women
How do the courts ensure proper compensation for the loss of Uyinene Mrwetyana and Michael Komape
The march on Friday aims to highlight issues faced by women in corporate South Africa
Our solutions to the epidemic of men murdering and raping women cannot be grounded in the same hyper-masculine violence they serve to address
In the wake of acid attacks, victims — often women — can feel hopeless. Now, women around the world are fighting back.
The start of Women’s Month in South Africa will be marked by countrywide marches and pickets
Don’t mourn for us. Rather protect us while we are still among you.
The 1in9 Campaign, i-LEAD and Soul City Institute recently hosted an empowering self defence class for women as part of the #SafeTaxisNow campaign.
Across the world tens of thousands of women and girls are being loved to death.
Oxfam is launching a global campaign to change patriarchal beliefs that harm women and girls.
Lady Skollie explains her piece for the Abafazi cover
Many predators target women and children, and they aren’t defined by race, income or geography. It’s a shameful phenomenon, writes Tinyiko Maluleke.
The attack on a Dalit student in Kerala has sparked national outrage and raised questions about the position of women in a patriarchal society.
A string of women have been killed in Mexico’s top holiday destination, but the authorities are trying their best to downplay the murders.
The singer’s video vividly depicts the violence black women have had to endure.
Anti-gay and women’s ‘decency’ laws are sides of the same coin and reflect men’s patriarchy.
Is government committed to fighting for or against women? A mistake in a press release for 16 days of activism is revealing, writes Verashni Pillay.
Tanzanian women are marrying each other to escape domestic violence.
Society is too tolerant of cowards such as murderer Elliot Rodger who think violence against women is justified.
An Ethiopian teenager who says she was raped by seven men last August, now faces a possible sentence of death by stoning.
The proposed law allows men to attack their women relatives without consequence, unravelling gains made in a country where "honour" killings are rife.
Token actions by politicians won’t change violence against women, writes Indira Govender.