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Posted inNews/Politics

Ethiopia’s phony social media conundrum silences reports of mass rapes

Tafi Mhaka by Tafi Mhaka 6 September 20215 October 2021

Like repressive governments before it, Abiy’s administration seeks to control the narrative by controlling that most democratic of news-dissemination tools: social media

Posted inHealth

Why doctors dread the days the country celebrates

by Aneeka Domingo 10 June 20217 July 2021

‘Big’ days in sport — or even just weekends — almost always spell an increase in trauma and gender violence. One doctor remembers a day she had to put her compassion aside

Posted inGender violence

Enough talk; we want action on gender-based violence

by Boitumelo Thage 7 May 20215 May 2021

Until the government and justice system start showing that there are real consequences, these crimes will not stop

Posted inEquality, Media, News/Politics

Freedom@27: Layered, elusive, and personal

Psychological Society of South Africa by Psychological Society of South Africa 30 April 202130 April 2021

Four psychologists reflect on what liberty means to them, their patients and the country

Posted inGender violence

The fight for gender justice ought to be intersectional and globally co-ordinated

by Sumeya Gasa 28 April 202128 April 2021

Working together, informed by an inclusive spirit, will help activists to better combat gender-based violence and achieve equality for all

Posted inGender violence

Why we don’t say ‘most’ men are trash

by Neo Khambule 4 April 20215 April 2021

A rebuttal against the #MostMenAreTrash, #NotAllMen and basically any other alteration of the #MenAreTrash movement

Posted inGender violence

South Africa needs to be free from all gender-based violence

Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa by Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa 8 December 20208 December 2020

We have the ambitious plan to keep everyone safe regardless of their gender identity or expression — we just need implementation

Posted inGender violence

Women’s security is overlooked in the Anglophone conflict in Cameroon

by Corinne Aurelie Moussi 3 November 20203 November 2020

The government has justified its military force as a measure to consolidate national unity and ensure safety, but at what cost to female citizens?

Posted inEquality, Gender violence

Gender-based violence in a slave economy

by Casper Lӧtter 27 September 202028 September 2020

The stereotyping of women as caring, soft-hearted mothers is a dangerous ideological construct

Posted inEquality, Gender violence

Let’s end our dual heritage of resilience and predation

Adam Haupt by Adam Haupt 21 September 202021 September 2020

South Africa needs to address the systems that enable predators of all kinds to delay equity

Posted inGender violence

Capitalism never intended for women to benefit

Thought Leader Editor by Thought Leader Editor 8 August 20209 August 2020

Equal access to the market and opportunities would see a lot more women empowered against the violence that is rife in South Africa

Posted inNews/Politics

Words matter: Struggles on three fronts of Covid-19 relief

Ian Siebörger by Ian Siebörger 6 July 20206 July 2020

Linking the word ‘Covid-19’ with ‘schools’, ‘impact’, ‘relief’ and ‘wards’ reflects the concerns about schools, the economy and medical treatment — stories that dominated in the media

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