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Stop ignoring the heavy drinking red flags
It will take more than policy to change South Africans’ excessive use of alcohol; we all need to take part in the Sober Curious movement
Editorial: A path forward at last
The reporting of sexual violence has been one of the ugliest blights of our democracy. Research throughout the years has revealed disturbing accounts of women regularly shunned…
Reported cases of child abuse and neglect rose to 26 000 in 2024-25
These included 9 859 cases relating to sexual abuse reported in all nine provinces
Him or me: How abused women are criminalised
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…
The ongoing trauma of carrying the wound of childhood abuse
Acceptance of abusive workplace situations often has its roots in childhood trauma. There are no simple routes into healing, but the work must be done – and shared
Gender-based violence affects one in three women regardless of income group
A report by the Tears Foundation has highlighted that women don’t report cases to the police and call for help from work, emphasising the need for personal, confidential services
Women’s rights: Insidious discrimination an affront to collective humanity
It is up to actors at all levels of society to rescue institutionalised prejudice that undermines the freedom and dignity of women and girls
Killings raise gender violence concerns in Zimbabwe
As the economic crisis worsens mental health professionals see a parallel rise in domestic violence
Think you’re in a cult? Here’s an escape plan
South African women experiencing multiple abuses is an all-too-common story. One woman opens up about how she became susceptible to spiritual abuse – and how she got out
Lynne Brown went with the wishes of the Guptas — state capture report
The former minister was found to have played a strategic role in ensuring the ground was fertile for the Guptas to plunder Denel
Counting the costs of childbirth in young girls
Among other psychosocial concerns, pre-teen and teenage births contribute to poor mother and child nutrition results
Kenya’s beach boys fall into sex tourism, trafficking
In the face of their families’ poverty, young men, persuaded by the prospect of wealth or education, travel to Europe with their older female sponsors only to be trafficked for sex
Intergenerational mental trauma and violence: a two-way street
Our country is wrapped in layers of trauma caused by violence, crime, chronic hunger, deprivations, broken families, exploitation, lack of opportunities, inequality and the…
Stuck at home with your abuser? This free tool can help
This tool developed by the Triad Trust and The Foundation for Aids Research, Amfar, will point you to the gender-based violence services closest to you – no data needed
The war on women in video game culture
Women and girls make up almost half of the gaming community but are hardly represented and face abuse in the industry