The government has justified its military force as a measure to consolidate national unity and ensure safety, but at what cost to female citizens?
Posts published in “Gender violence”
The stereotyping of women as caring, soft-hearted mothers is a dangerous ideological construct
South Africa needs to address the systems that enable predators of all kinds to delay equity
The 800 metre world champion will be unable to defend her gold medal in the 800m race at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. In order to compete Semenya is expected to take testosterone suppressing medication
Unless we collectively recognise each other as complete human beings, we cannot heal from the trauma we experienced as a country — and storytelling is a tool
Equal access to the market and opportunities would see a lot more women empowered against the violence that is rife in South Africa
The relationship between gender-based violence and the home in South Africa means that lockdown leaves women particularly vulnerable, yet the government has been largely silent on this issue
By Amori Marais The grip of calamities is tightening across the world: Covid-19 is causing a global pandemic; parts of Australia are (still) burning; and…
Imagine for a moment that the human race was extinct and that instead in its place several billion humanoid pigs had taken up residence on…
The question, what is dominant, human ‘nature’, or ‘nurture’ (culture), has been the motivating force in a debate that has waged since at least the…