Defence lawyer Peter Daubermann’s targeted attack on witness and rape survivor Cheryl Zondi has exposed detrimental flaws in SA’s judicial system. In a country where an unprecedented number of sexual and gender-based crimes are left unreported, ...
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On the 17th of September 2018, the minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga, called on law enforcement agencies to help quell the recent spate of violence which has rocked schools in South Africa. This after ...
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Men instigate war, women bear the brunt of it… During armed conflict, men are perpetrators of sexual violence and women are the victims… Men cannot be raped; women are the only ‘legitimate’ victims of rape ...
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It is the end of Women’s Month in South Africa, and for me it still feels like being a woman in South Africa is moving from LOVE to DEATH, writes TSAMME MMAMMONE WA KA MFUNDISI. It’s ...
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This past Friday’s events, if anything, place a large question mark over the popular portrayal of the violent protests that have rocked the coastal town. “Marauding bandits”, “criminals”, “savages”, “hooligans”, “rogues”, “thugs” and “terrorists” are some ...
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The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) echoes the sentiments of many in the global community in condemning forced marriage and Violence Against Women (VAW) and girls. CSVR also rejects the verdict given ...
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It has been almost two years since 143 workers from the University of Western Cape were dismissed from their employment during the strike action that swept through universities across South Africa. These workers were outsourced ...
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