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Being screened: Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge is appearing before a
judicial conduct tribunal on sexual harrassment charges.

Judicial tribunal forces legal community to rethink sexual harassment

Experts say sexual harassment remains pervasive in South Africa’s legal system, especially among candidate attorneys and court secretaries

‘I’m really actually quite amazed that I managed to navigate that kind of playing the game but not playing the game for as long as I did,’ — Caitlyn Collins, self-proclaimed midwife. (Getty)

The ‘radical birth keeper’ involved in twin baby deaths

Negligence of ‘birth keeper’ could have caused death of twins, who were stillborn.

Women living with HIV continue fight against forced sterilisation

Feminist activist groups still demand justice for human-right violations against women living with HIV

‘Beliefs and convictions rested on religion should be allowed the freedom awarded by the law to share the public sphere with all the other non-religious beliefs and convictions’

The fight for equality in domestic relationships goes to the courts

What could be a landmark case seeking recognition for a woman’s right to inheritance and maintenance in the event of her partner’s death, is currently being adjudicated

Many womxn who live and work on farms have suffered immensely during the Covid-19 lockdown. (Rogan Ward/Reuters)

Women farmworkers call for labour centres to be opened

Many womxn who live and work on farms have suffered immensely during the Covid-19 lockdown

The Covid-19 Strandfontein facility. (David Harrison/M&G)

The controversial Strandfontein shelter shows the importance of monitoring womxn’s rights during a crisis

Our government’s Covid-19 response and regulations must be subject to stringent monitoring to ensure womxn’s safety and security. This is why the Women’s Legal Centre will be an…

Zuma’s wives in a very tricky spot

Jacob Zuma’s wives are no doubt well advised, and seem to have no end of uncles, columnists and pundits counselling them and Zuma on whether they should marry Zuma and whether or…