Gender
Women in danger let down by courts
High Court takes five days to issue a protection order against domestic violence
News | 26 June 2020
Stun grenades thrown at Parliament protesters
March against gender-based violence marred by group of drunk men
By James Stent
Brief | 24 June 2020
Mothers say they are not receiving child maintenance payments during lockdown
New payment system at Department of Justice is blamed by protesters
News | 9 June 2020
Court victory for “invisible, undocumented children”
Fathers to be able to register the births of their children without the mother being present or giving consent
Law | 20 May 2020
Covid-19 and women: This is what government needs to do
National response needs to be gender sensitive and pro-poor
Opinion | 7 April 2020
Woman raped in public library organises protest to demand better security
About 50 learners from various high schools protested outside Uitenhage Public Library
Brief | 6 March 2020
Report finds shocking violence against sex workers
101 female sex workers, some of them transwomen, died in the 2018/19 year. Half of them were murdered, says SWEAT report
News | 6 March 2020
Budget Day marked by protests and marches
Issues included unemployment, climate change and gender rights
By Ashraf Hendricks, Tariro Washinyira and Vincent Lali
News | 26 February 2020
Murder of lesbian prompts Mpumalanga march against violence
800 people march after Portia Mtsweni killed in Tweefontein
Brief | 6 January 2020