Violence Against Women

Witnesses could help get justice for Viwe

Article Vukani Mde - 8 Nov 2019

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

Gender violence survivors get crisis fund

Article Sarah Smit - 25 Oct 2019

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

Women on the streets of smart cities

Article Jabulile Dlamini Qwesha - 25 Oct 2019

Apps like My Safetipin and Safe Pace are making the public sphere safer

Stats paint a distorted picture of violence against women

Article John Davenport - 4 Oct 2019

The beating, assaults and abuse are not something that just happens to women, yet that’s how the stats make it seem.

Women harvest fruits of abuse in rural Western Cape

Article Lester Kiewit - 27 Sep 2019

Violence against women on farms and in farming towns, usually by their partners, is under-reported

Abuse taints traditional healing

Article Nation Nyoka - 27 Sep 2019

After being raped and abused repeatedly, a sangoma trainee reported her mentor to the police — only to be shunned

Ignore male victims at society’s peril

Article David Bruce Author - 19 Sep 2019

There is a crisis of violence against women. But men also suffer brutalisation. This contributes to the abuse of women

Can the law compensate for grief ?

Article Franny Rabkin - 13 Sep 2019

How do the courts ensure proper compensation for the loss of Uyinene Mrwetyana and Michael Komape

Activists plan Sandton shutdown in protest of gender-based violence

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 12 Sep 2019

The march on Friday aims to highlight issues faced by women in corporate South Africa

The death penalty won’t end gender-based violence

Article Detention Justice Forum - 12 Sep 2019

Our solutions to the epidemic of men murdering and raping women cannot be grounded in the same hyper-masculine violence they serve to address

Acid attacks: ‘I didn’t have the money to buy justice, but I had brains to go on’

Article Nelisiwe Msomi - 14 Sep 2018

In the wake of acid attacks, victims — often women — can feel hopeless. Now, women around the world are fighting back.

Protests over violence to mark the start of Women’s Month

Article Agency - 1 Aug 2018

The start of Women's Month in South Africa will be marked by countrywide marches and pickets

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Court date finally set for death in detention Haffejee inquest

Paddy Harper - 25 Feb 2020

Another apartheid era death will be investigated after NPA pressured to finally act

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State capture commission granted a 13-month extension

Franny Rabkin - 24 Feb 2020

Judge Wendy Hughes says this is the final extension because finality is "owed to the nation"

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eThekwini commuters pay for council’s contracts

Greg Ardé - 24 Feb 2020

Perhaps a commission of inquiry can shine the spotlight on public transport in Durban, where bus and taxi passengers have to contend with fare increases and disrupted services

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Achieving the litmus test of social relevance

Derek Davey - 24 Feb 2020

The HSS Awards honours scholarly works based on their social relevance and contribution to the humanities and social sciences

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Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

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