sex work
Police must put themselves in our shoes, says sex worker
SWEAT and Sisonke are running sensitisation training to stop violence from police officers
Feature | 25 February 2022
Sex Workers Pride celebrated with vaccinations and calls for decriminalisation
Western Cape MEC for Health Nomafrench Mbombo says criminalisation of sex work makes access to health services more difficult
Text and Photos by Ashraf Hendricks
News | 14 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
Many sex workers are battling to get vaccinated
Those who do not have identity documents cannot be registered on the government’s computer system
By Liezl Human
Brief | 24 August 2021
Sex workers march in Johannesburg calling for decriminalisation
Protesters also want safe spaces for women in the city
News | 28 May 2021
Covid-19 curfew and alcohol ban leave sex workers battling
“In our line of work business thrives during the night”
News | 26 January 2021
Sex work activists demand answers from Human Rights Commission
They claim that a complaint lodged in August about sex worker Robyn Montsumi who died in police custody has gone unanswered
Brief | 11 December 2020
Human Rights Commission under fire for 7-month silence on sex worker death in custody
“Unfortunately democracy is only for certain people – not for sex workers” says activist
By Liezl Human
News | 28 October 2020
Level one lockdown disappoints sex workers
Accusations of police and criminal harassment, but police give a different story
News | 5 October 2020