A constitutional challenge to the Mandatory Minimum Sentences Regime and the Criminal Law Amendment Act aims to show that these Acts fail to consider the effects of prolonged…
Changing damaging socio-cultural norms that justify discrimination against women is a powerful form of resistance
Study shows horrifying statistics of widespread sexism and violence against women MPs in Africa
If we increase the number of high-growth, women-founded startups, they can bridge the inclusivity gaps in their respective economies and societies
After initially overlooking key witnesses in one of the most horrific murder cases in South Africa, the state has brought them in to speak up
Apps like My Safetipin and Safe Pace are making the public sphere safer
The fund is one of the “key actions” identified by the interim committee on gender-based violence and femicide at a recent meeting in Pretoria
The beating, assaults and abuse are not something that just happens to women, yet that’s how the stats make it seem.
Violence against women on farms and in farming towns, usually by their partners, is under-reported
After being raped and abused repeatedly, a sangoma trainee reported her mentor to the police — only to be shunned
There is a crisis of violence against women. But men also suffer brutalisation. This contributes to the abuse of women
How do the courts ensure proper compensation for the loss of Uyinene Mrwetyana and Michael Komape
The march on Friday aims to highlight issues faced by women in corporate South Africa
Our solutions to the epidemic of men murdering and raping women cannot be grounded in the same hyper-masculine violence they serve to address
In the wake of acid attacks, victims — often women — can feel hopeless. Now, women around the world are fighting back.
The start of Women’s Month in South Africa will be marked by countrywide marches and pickets
Don’t mourn for us. Rather protect us while we are still among you.
Across the world tens of thousands of women and girls are being loved to death.
Oxfam is launching a global campaign to change patriarchal beliefs that harm women and girls.
Lady Skollie explains her piece for the Abafazi cover
