Corrective Rapes

On Wednesday, women and gender non-conforming activists marched to mark the start of Women’s Month in South Africa and to say ‘enough is enough’

​’I was working on a story on male corrective rape and, during that time, I had this recurring dream.’

The ​07-07-07 Campaign​ was borne out of this uproar with the tagline “Act to end hate”.

Violent men can’t be dismissed as deviant; our society shapes such distorted masculinities.

Many men, thanks to social stigmas, are ashamed to report sexual hate crimes – but they are almost as common as they are against lesbians.

South African artist Zanele Muholi’s two shows come from different directions at the central issue: the (im)possibility of the task of mourning.

The man accused of killing Duduzile Zozo in what was first thought to be an instance of "corrective rape" has appeared in court.

Sarah Britten and Haji Mohamed Dawjee talk about the FHM controversy and the difficulty with rape jokes in SA.

PODCAST: Listen to the full M&G Hangout on the FHM controversy with Sarah Britten and Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

Anger is growing in areas where "corrective rape" and murder of lesbian women is rife, yet government has offered only words to console them.

Woe unto you if you step in the path of a powerless, patriarchal male – he will make you pay for the pain of his emasculation, writes Simphiwe Dana.

In terms of budget allocations and intent, the government has tried to correct the problems in urban communities but is failing via performance.

The efficacy of a task team set up to address the issue of violence against lesbians and transgender men in South Africa has been questioned.

Human Rights Watch says SA’s lesbians and transgender men in townships and rural areas live in constant fear of harassment and "corrective rapes".

Gay rights activists marched to the KwaThema police station to voice their frustration over the police’s "inaction" about solving hate murders.