The Liquor Amendment Bill needs to be revived to tackle the social problems created by alcohol
The department of basic education said it would take additional steps to vet teachers against the national register for sex offenders
The group says the amended law ‘further victimises rape victims and survivors by protecting perpetrators based on their unreasonable states of mind’
Fathers argue that section 25 to 27 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act is discriminatory because the leave is too little for them to participate in childcare
The field of such NGOs is crowded but who and what are they holding to account and who are they mollycoddling?
The man wants to be reunited with his child, who went to her grandparents after her mother died
Sonke Gender Justice points finger at fathers who withhold maintenance payments to coerce, manipulate, and punish the mothers of their children
South Africa has one of the highest rates of violence inflicted on women and girls in the world
The constitutionality of corporal punishment in the home will be determined by the apex court
In addition to paternity benefits, the act will see UIF benefits for workers losing their jobs increase from eight to 12 months
Decision follows allegations that Achmat covered up sexual harassment claims
Social justice sector moves from exceptionalism to introspection about same-sex harassment
Organisations in the sector have vowed to review their policies on sexual misconduct
Sex workers tell of being tortured, including being beaten with sjamboks.
Be mindful of what you say to whom. You may even be unaware that you are causing harm
Reeva Steenkamp was murdered by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius on Valentine’s Day in 2013.
In April 2013, Nokuphila Kumalo was beaten to death on a street in Woodstock, Cape Town, where she worked.
Groups have met to devise a programme to tackle rape and violence, and have called on the president to observe silence before his Sona address.
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema on Monday paid a R50 000 fine for his "nice time" remark about a woman who claimed she had been raped.
The Sonke Gender Network has welcomed Julius Malema’s apology for a sexist remark, but aren’t pleased at how long he waited before saying sorry.
