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Shutting down the blaming of women for rape

On Wednesday, women and gender non-conforming activists marched to mark the start of Women’s Month in South Africa and to say ‘enough is enough’

‘I just felt as though saying I was affected by it would undermine what I was trying to expose’ — Angelo Louw

Slice of Life: ‘We’re told to be cold’

​’I was working on a story on male corrective rape and, during that time, I had this recurring dream.’

The campaign also sought to firmly place the violence faced by lesbian womxn within the context of a country with pandemic levels of gender based violence.

070707: 10 years on and the struggle against homophobic hate crimes continues

The ​07-07-07 Campaign​ was borne out of this uproar with the tagline “Act to end hate”.

Our culture idolises monsters

Violent men can’t be dismissed as deviant; our society shapes such distorted masculinities.

Men are also ‘corrective rape’ victims

Many men, thanks to social stigmas, are ashamed to report sexual hate crimes – but they are almost as common as they are against lesbians.

‘Love and Loss’ are self-portraits of Muholi and her lover in their vulnerable states of undress and caress.

Zanele Muholi: The task of mourning

South African artist Zanele Muholi’s two shows come from different directions at the central issue: the (im)possibility of the task of mourning.

Suspect appears for Duduzile Zozo’s murder

The man accused of killing Duduzile Zozo in what was first thought to be an instance of "corrective rape" has appeared in court.

Sarah Britten and Haji Mohamed Dawjee talk about the FHM controversy and

M&G Hangout: When is a rape joke not a joke?

Sarah Britten and Haji Mohamed Dawjee talk about the FHM controversy and the difficulty with rape jokes in SA.

PODCAST: Listen to the full M&G Hangout on the FHM controversy with Sarah Britten and Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

Rape is never a joke

PODCAST: Listen to the full M&G Hangout on the FHM controversy with Sarah Britten and Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

‘Corrective rape’: Lesbians at the mercy of powerless men

Anger is growing in areas where "corrective rape" and murder of lesbian women is rife, yet government has offered only words to console them.

Woe unto you if you step in the path of a powerless

Deep Read: ‘Corrective’ rape and our naked reality

Woe unto you if you step in the path of a powerless, patriarchal male – he will make you pay for the pain of his emasculation, writes Simphiwe Dana.

End this epidemic of violent abuse

In terms of budget allocations and intent, the government has tried to correct the problems in urban communities but is failing via performance.

HRW report puts gender task team under scrutiny

HRW report puts gender task team under scrutiny

The efficacy of a task team set up to address the issue of violence against lesbians and transgender men in South Africa has been questioned.

Changing the language of prejudice

Changing the language of prejudice

SA has been referred to as the global capital of rape. More recently we’ve become the international headliner for "corrective rape".

The tide of intolerance must turn

The tide of intolerance must turn

A transgender man who endured corrective rape in Uganda hopes for a change in attitudes.

‘People are dying as we speak’

‘People are dying as we speak’

<b>Glynnis Underhill</b> introduces us to an angry Cape Town woman who risks life and limb to help victimised lesbians.

South Africans decry rapes of lesbians

Rights activists are speaking out against rapes targeting lesbians in South Africa.