Gender
How mining erodes the rights of women
Women are also marginalised when it comes to the economic benefits that mining brings
Opinion | 7 October 2021
Woman can name her alleged rapist, court rules
June Dolley-Major said on Facebook that Melvin Booysen raped her
Law | 3 September 2021
Study finds extreme levels of violence against sex workers
Decriminalisation of sex work will make women safer, says advocacy group
By Elsabé Brits
News | 27 August 2021
Slain UCT student remembered
Memorial held at Cape Town post office for Uyinene Mrwetyana who was raped and murdered two years ago
Brief | 25 August 2021
Today’s heroes: the “ordinary” women who hold South Africa together
We interviewed five South African women who have overcome adversity to support their families.
By Ashraf Hendricks, Masego Mafata, Mosima Rafapa, Nokulunga Majola and Tariro Washinyira
Feature | 9 August 2021
Harsh prison terms won’t solve the crisis of gender-based violence
The certainty of arrest and prosecution, not long sentences, is what deters crime
Opinion | 9 August 2021
Court orders church to pay transgender woman R600,000 in damages
International Pentecost Holiness Church members undressed Karabo Ndlovu to conduct a gender test
Law | 4 August 2021
There is no right to carry a gun under our Constitution
Yet much debate on the Firearms Control Amendment Bill is based on the “right” to have a gun for self-defence
Opinion | 6 July 2021
Men should spend on average 50 minutes more a day on household duties, report finds
Only then would men do 50% of the unpaid care work
By Elsabé Brits
News | 17 June 2021