Gender
Shelters for abused women battle to find funds
State provides 40% of money. Shelters need to raise the rest from other sources.
Feature | 17 May 2018
Equal Education general secretary stepped down over allegations of sexual harassment
Civil society organisation appoints independent panel to investigate accusations against Tshepo Motsepe
Brief | 16 May 2018
First year firefighter rises to the top
Amiena Pillay received the award for Best Seasonal Firefighter from the City of Cape Town
Interview | 4 May 2018
Raped at 10, assaulted at 15, then harassed in the police station while laying charges
Klapmuts teenager’s grim story
News | 10 April 2018
Mother of raped, disabled child says police have failed them
“She could not identify an accused. The police could therefore not proceed with further investigation” says SAPS
News | 5 April 2018
Study uncovers brutal policing of sex work
Civil society and the police have begun to work together to stop the abuse
News | 23 March 2018
Abortions: women don’t know where to go
Right to terminate pregnancy is limited by poor information
Opinion | 29 January 2018
Women wait for work on the side of the road
“We cannot give up because we have children that depend on us.”
News | 19 January 2018
Seven years on, Zuma’s promise of free sanitary pads has not been kept
But the Department of Women has a plan
News | 18 January 2018