Violence Against Women

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…

Changing damaging socio-cultural norms that justify discrimination against women is a powerful form of resistance

Study shows horrifying statistics of widespread sexism and violence against women MPs in Africa

If we increase the number of high-growth, women-founded startups, they can bridge the inclusivity gaps in their respective economies and societies

After initially overlooking key witnesses in one of the most horrific murder cases in South Africa, the state has brought them in to speak up

Apps like My Safetipin and Safe Pace are making the public sphere safer

The fund is one of the “key actions” identified by the interim committee on gender-based violence and femicide at a recent meeting in Pretoria

The beating, assaults and abuse are not something that just happens to women, yet that’s how the stats make it seem.

Violence against women on farms and in farming towns, usually by their partners, is under-reported

After being raped and abused repeatedly, a sangoma trainee reported her mentor to the police — only to be shunned

There is a crisis of violence against women. But men also suffer brutalisation. This contributes to the abuse of women

How do the courts ensure proper compensation for the loss of Uyinene Mrwetyana and Michael Komape

The march on Friday aims to highlight issues faced by women in corporate South Africa

Our solutions to the epidemic of men murdering and raping women cannot be grounded in the same hyper-masculine violence they serve to address

In the wake of acid attacks, victims — often women — can feel hopeless. Now, women around the world are fighting back.