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,…
Michelle Kekana and Marion Scher challenge the narrative, highlighting mental health as a universal human experience
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…
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
The programme provides a safe space for teenage girls in Makhanda’s townships to discuss and learn about sexual and reproductive health
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…
The register is inaccessible to the public because of legal issues such as defamation, vigilantism and wrongful listings, despite pressure for transparency
The national register for sex offenders contains more than 32 000 names, with more than 10 000 additional cases pending court outcomes
About 50% of the continent’s children have experienced violence – emotional, sexual, physical and the added dangers of war
How many more women have to experience sexual violence before we can see a fundamental change?
How we talk about rape should avoid ‘rape talk’ such as calling those who have been sexually abused ‘damaged good’ and perpetrators ‘monsters’
Urgent diplomatic interventions are needed as the second largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo falls to M23
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
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
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…
