Sex workers call for decriminalisation bill to be signed into law
“We’re tired of the talk, and want action and for sex workers to be taken as human beings”
Gender
Over 45% of SA youth are unemployed – are they unemployable?
If we fail to realise that the many-headed monster of youth unemployment requires us to shift the burden from individuals to systems and institutions, we will continue to chop off one head of the hydra, only for two more to grow in its place.
Khumbulani Pride march remembers victims of hate crimes
The march in Gugulethu remembered those killed for their sexual orientation and raised a number of unsolved cases with the police.
Queer sports and free expression on Freedom Day
Queer people celebrated Freedom Day in Makhaza by playing sports and open mic performance.
The abusive conditions of employment for women in SA’s garment industry
The LRS report which draws on testimonies from 117 workers in companies in three provinces finds that, bullying, verbal abuse, and physical forms of sexual harassment are common.
Violated, abused and judged, report reveals cruel treatment of queer people in SA clinics
An investigation by Ritshidze uncovers that unfriendly services are among a number of issues faced by LGBTQIA+ people at public health facilities.
UWC students march against GBV and university’s silence on reported cases
Two cases of sexual assault involving three EFFSC leaders at UWC provoked students to march against gender-based violence on campus.
Child support grant not linked to teenage pregnancy
A report by the Children’s Institute says that the rate of teenage pregnancy is linked to gender inequality, a lack of sex education and poor reproductive health services.
Sexual violence in schools is worse than reported – report
By Stats SA estimates, 1 in 5 children are victims of sexual violence while the Western Cape education department says there have only been five reported cases at schools in the province so far this year.
Migrant labour and superstitions combine to make elderly women and young girls in Lusikisiki vulnerable to rape
A report by the CSVR paints a picture of how violent masculine cultures are behind Lusikisiki’s country-leading statistics on gender-based violence.
Plea to transform Clareinch Post Office to a place of healing as Uyinene is remembered
The Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation, the University of Cape Town (UCT), and civil society organisations marched from Uyinene’s former residence, to the Clareinch Post Office where she was brutally murdered in 2019.
Men picket in Khayelitsha against GBV after teen’s rape and murder
The local councillor says that there have been too many reported cases of rape in Taiwan informal settlement this year for men not to make a stand for the security of women in their community.
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