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In attempt in 2008 to update the country’s workplace laws, with a new Labour Standards Bill that made provisions for sexual harassment, fell through in the House of Representatives. (Kola Sulaimon/AFP)
ANTI RAPE ACTIVISM

#MeToo in Nigeria

In Nigeria, survivors of sexual violence and workplace sexual harassment know that facts are not enough

  • Kechi Nomu
6 min read
If you think it is annoying to talk about racism, try being a victim of racism. (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)
COLONIALISM

Not a racist? Then do something

Given the inherent benefits all white people enjoy, they have an obligation to actively tackle injustice

  • Eusebius McKaiser
7 min read
POWA protest demonstration against abuse. Photo: Oupa Nkosi/ M&G
FEMICIDE

Women’s Month just proves it: Our leaders are trash

The men who lead us are complicit in the abuse of women in South Africa

  • Editorial
2 min read
(John McCann)
FEMICIDE

State must join citizens to fight femicide

South Africa has to tackle the scourge in the same visionary way it has fought against HIV and Aids

  • Colleen Lowe Morna
7 min read
Patriarchy gives men the privilege to act in toxic ways against women
FATHERHOOD

When we cannot trust our own fathers, which men can we trust?

Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile reflects on the impact toxic masculinity and patriarchy have had on her.

  • Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile
6 min read
The way men are socialised means even a “nice guy” has in him the capacity and potential for violence because he believes his behaviour is normal because of patriarchy. (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)
BODY LANGUAGE

Men are trash … end of discussion

This isn’t even a point of discussion. Women are dying while you flap your jaws

  • Kiri Rupiah
4 min read