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SA violent crime down, but still unacceptably high, Cachalia says
The acting police minister also stressed the need to tackle organised crime, which President Cyril Ramaphosa last week singled out as ‘the most immediate threat to our democracy,…
Road to mental wellness: Michelle Kekana and Marion Scher’s books give voice to the silent struggles within
Michelle Kekana and Marion Scher challenge the narrative, highlighting mental health as a universal human experience
Discriminatory rape law to be challenged in the Constitutional Court
By centring consent in the definition of rape, the law makes the survivor’s state of mind the battleground instead of focusing on the perpetrator’s actions, including their use…
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
Girls’ movement calls on traditional isiXhosa practice of entangeni
The programme provides a safe space for teenage girls in Makhanda’s townships to discuss and learn about sexual and reproductive health
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…
National Register for Sex Offenders still in legislative process, justice department says
The register is inaccessible to the public because of legal issues such as defamation, vigilantism and wrongful listings, despite pressure for transparency
Only 0.1% of police officers checked for sexual offences
The national register for sex offenders contains more than 32 000 names, with more than 10 000 additional cases pending court outcomes
Safeguard the rights and welfare of Africa’s children
About 50% of the continent’s children have experienced violence – emotional, sexual, physical and the added dangers of war
Omotoso’s acquittal points to weaknesses in the police and justice system
How many more women have to experience sexual violence before we can see a fundamental change?
Sexual violence in South Africa: Whose shame? Whose responsibility?
How we talk about rape should avoid ‘rape talk’ such as calling those who have been sexually abused ‘damaged good’ and perpetrators ‘monsters’
Displaced again: People flee fear, hunger as violence grips eastern DRC
Urgent diplomatic interventions are needed as the second largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo falls to M23
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
Rampage and ransom as heavyweight in Sudan’s RSF defects
A fuller picture of the Rapid Support Forces massacres in Gezira, committed under the cover of a communications blackout, is emerging from survivors and victims’ families
The sexual tension of a genocide
Toxic masculinities wage a contest on the future of life in Palestine and Sudan where sexual violence is sanctified by holy men and others to normalise the misuse of sexual…