Survivor
latest news & developments
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’
Gift of the Givers celebrates as 80-year-old woman is rescued from quake rubble
Death tolls passes 37 000 as humanitarian organisation and SAPS dog unit continue search for more survivors in Türkiye and Syria
Toxic power struggle hits public works
With infighting and allegations of corruption and poor planning, the department’s top management looks like a scene from ‘Survivor’
Saved by literature and love
“The library was a refuge I could run to when violence ripped at the very fabric of our existence and threatened to extinguish life itself,” writes Dr Barbara Boswell.
Rape survivor a guide to children
Nonprofit organisation Action Breaks Silence educates children about sexual violence, self-love, empowerment, boundaries and expressing emotions.
Words can banish our ghosts
"I wanted to show it all to her, so she could fix me. I needed her to fix me".
Should men be included in the conversation about rape and women abuse?
It might placate the gender wars if a reconciliatory approach to healing is adopted
Guide to Survivor SA elections
Debating, Survivor style.
Armenian genocide relived
Generations on, memories of the persecution and murders give the lie to political denial.
The Survivor guide to ANC politics
The internal politics of the ANC can be hard for outsiders to understand. In fact, insiders very often find themselves baffled too.
Take2: Pay your TV licence, it’s the trite thing to do
Anyone unfortunate enough to have SABC1, 2 or 3, will know the pickings are slim. But on Monday they hit their all time thinnest.