gender-based violence

/ 10 December 2024

Heroes help turn the tide on gender-based violence in East and Southern Africa

Although these regions still have the highest figures for HIV, violence against women and girls and adolescent pregnancy, progress is being made

By Anne Githuku-Shongwe, Lydia Zigomo and Etleva Kadilli

Opinion

/ 27 November 2024

What drives children to the streets of cities around the world?

Civil war, outright war, insurgencies, poverty, natural disasters, harmful social and cultural norms and stigma are some of the reasons children are on the street

By Robert Kigongo

Crime

/ 30 October 2024

27s gang member sentenced to life for rape, murder of ex-girlfriend on 21st birthday

Calvin Cloete hacked Carmen Gouws to death with an axe and stomped on her back with such force that he left shoe imprints

By MG Reporter

Thought Leader

/ 24 October 2024

Uneasy Breezy: Why Chris Brown should stay at home

The singer’s upcoming concert in South Africa will normalise gender-based violence

By Kaden Aguile

Health

/ 10 October 2024

Here’s where women in SA are most likely to be murdered

Seven women are killed in the country each day and nearly six in 10 of such murders are at the hand of an intimate partner

By Linda Pretorius

Opinion

/ 17 September 2024

Music, art and men’s involvement can prevent the deaths of women like Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei

Activists, governments and organisations, local and international, are working to end gender-based violence but theatre, song lyrics and street art can also be used

By Robert Kigongo

Partner Content

/ 13 September 2024

The state of health in South Africa: Reflections and future directions

While progress has been made in some sectors, there are critical gaps in the healthcare infrastructure

By Professor Ntobeko Ntusi

National

/ 30 August 2024

In South Africa, women are always afraid of attacks

Some women spoke to the Mail & Guardian about frequently looking over their shoulder in fear of danger.

By Lyse Comins, Ozayr Patel, Aarti Bhana and Umamah Bakharia

Politics

/ 22 August 2024

IFP places MP Sanele Zondo on special leave after ‘missing wife’ claims domestic abuse

Simenyiwe Dlomo-Zondo made the allegations of abuse on Instagram, but Zondo has also accused his wife of ‘assaulting’ him

By Staff Reporter

National

/ 23 July 2024

Justice ministry stands by its opposition to constitutional challenge to Sexual Offences Act

The applicants asked for the definition of consent in the Act to be declared unconstitutional

By Umamah Bakharia

National

/ 15 July 2024

M&G 200 Young South African Didi Lekganyane stabbed to death

Police have confirmed that Lekganyane’s boyfriend will be charged with murder

By Umamah Bakharia

Crime

/ 27 June 2024

Report finds that technology boom fuels online abuse of women and girls

Conducted across seven countries, the report found that abuse manifests into physical violence

By Umamah Bakharia

Opinion

/ 10 April 2024

Women’s rights: Insidious discrimination an affront to collective humanity

It is up to actors at all levels of society to rescue institutionalised prejudice that undermines the freedom and dignity of women and girls

By Nontobeko Gcabashe

Opinion

/ 21 March 2024

Unlike the government, we must practise what we preach

Unlike ANC governments, we must practise consistent, inclusive solidarity and internationalism

By Dale McKinley

Opinion

/ 16 December 2023

Getting a sense: The issues blind women and girls face

We must recognise the intersectional issues that different communities face if we are to address gender-based violence adequately

By Aarti Bhana

Politics

/ 2 November 2023

Ramaphosa Q&A: No short-term solution to gender-based violence

Pieter Groenewald of Freedom Front Plus highlighted inaccuracies in gender-based violence statistics

By Mandisa Ndlovu

Opinion

/ 23 October 2023

Africa must have permanent representation on UN Security Council

The British high commissioner to South Africa reflects on the value of the United Nations for the UK and South Africa to achieve shared objectives

By Antony Phillipson

Opinion

/ 13 September 2023

Justice elusive for women in Eastern Cape village

It is too often forgotten that the Constitution’s Bill of Rights enshrines the rights of all people in our country

By Nomathamsanqa Masiko-Mpaka

National

/ 28 August 2023

Uyinene Mrwetyana’s family want Post Office transformed into “a place of healing”

Hundreds marched to the Clareinch post office in Claremont to commemorate four years since her rape and murder

By Qaqamba Falithenjwa

Opinion

/ 4 July 2023

Sexual harassers should be named by universities

The case of Prof. Tawana Kupe has brought into focus a larger dilemma facing higher education institutions

By Joel Quirk and Karmini Pillay

National

/ 30 May 2023

Bheki Cele: Police weekend operations key to reducing murder rate

The police minister announced a 2.8% decline in rapes reported in January to March 2023 compared with the same period last year

By Khaya Koko

Friday

/ 6 March 2023

Hosia Malekane’s novel breaks the silence on gender-based violence

‘The Imperatives of Revoking Our Silence’ highlights students’ experiences of sexual assault on university campuses

By Sonri Naidoo

Editorial

/ 10 February 2023

Editorial | Ntokozo Xaba: There’s nowhere to hide for black women in a country designed to suppress

This is the country in which falling in love may be a death sentence and romance is being stabbed to death, remains dismembered and stuffed into a suitcase to be left on the street

By Editorial

Politics

/ 6 February 2023

‘Tentative’ President Ramaphosa has a council for every crisis but no solutions

Obsessive consultation is a pronounced feature of Ramaphosa’s leadership style, however, it has done him – and the country – few favours

By Emsie Ferreira

Health

/ 31 January 2023

Decriminalising sex work can protect sex workers – and everybody else – from gender-based violence

Evidence from other countries suggests South Africa could see a drop in rapes and sexually transmitted infections for everyone if the bill goes through

By Jesse Copelyn

National

/ 16 January 2023

Gender violence, xenophobia, corruption: South Africa’s human rights problems continue in 2023

Report says crime statistics at the end of August reflected limited improvement on protecting women’s rights

By Eunice Masson

Opinion

/ 6 January 2023

Male violence is much more than primal impulses

Relying on evolutionary theories to explain gender violence ignores the environmental and social factors that influence such behaviours

By Tina Sideris

Opinion

/ 27 December 2022

Legalising sex work is not a moral issue, it’s a human rights issue

A new bill that seeks to decriminalise sex work is now open for public comment

By Zoya Pon

Opinion

/ 8 December 2022

End violence against women and save $1.5-trillion a year

High economic cost of gender-based violence should further motivate governments to take action

By Patricia Scotland

Opinion

/ 7 December 2022

Defending a prostituted person’s dignity starts with saying ‘no’ to full decriminalisation

Re-opening of South Africa’s prostitution law reform debate makes the mistake of assuming it is work and not exploitation.

By Stefanie Kotze

Friday

/ 27 November 2022

Art of activism: 16 artists against gender violence

Artists whose work speaks against gender violence is art as activism that shows the need for more than 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

By Kimberley Schoeman

Opinion

/ 24 November 2022

Digital technologies can help combat gender-based violence

Opportunities abound for tech to improve safety and assist victims.

By Karabo Mokgonyana

Older posts

Heroes help turn the tide on gender-based violence in East and Southern Africa

What drives children to the streets of cities around the world?

27s gang member sentenced to life for rape, murder of ex-girlfriend on 21st birthday

Uneasy Breezy: Why Chris Brown should stay at home

Here’s where women in SA are most likely to be murdered

Music, art and men’s involvement can prevent the deaths of women like Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei

The state of health in South Africa: Reflections and future directions

In South Africa, women are always afraid of attacks

IFP places MP Sanele Zondo on special leave after ‘missing wife’ claims domestic abuse

Justice ministry stands by its opposition to constitutional challenge to Sexual Offences Act

M&G 200 Young South African Didi Lekganyane stabbed to death

Women’s rights: Insidious discrimination an affront to collective humanity

Getting a sense: The issues blind women and girls face

Ramaphosa Q&A: No short-term solution to gender-based violence

Africa must have permanent representation on UN Security Council

Justice elusive for women in Eastern Cape village

Uyinene Mrwetyana’s family want Post Office transformed into “a place of healing”

Sexual harassers should be named by universities

Bheki Cele: Police weekend operations key to reducing murder rate

Editorial | Ntokozo Xaba: There’s nowhere to hide for black women in a country designed to suppress

‘Tentative’ President Ramaphosa has a council for every crisis but no solutions

Decriminalising sex work can protect sex workers – and everybody else – from gender-based violence

Gender violence, xenophobia, corruption: South Africa’s human rights problems continue in 2023

Male violence is much more than primal impulses

Legalising sex work is not a moral issue, it’s a human rights issue

End violence against women and save $1.5-trillion a year

Defending a prostituted person’s dignity starts with saying ‘no’ to full decriminalisation

Art of activism: 16 artists against gender violence

Digital technologies can help combat gender-based violence

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