sex work
Sex work bill back in Parliament years later
SWEAT and Asijiki Coalition welcome some progress by government
Brief | 17 August 2026
No sex workers will be prosecuted while court process plays out
NPA issues directive to prosecutors not to enroll new cases
By Liezl Human
News | 5 September 2025
Dozens of organisations join sex work decriminalisation court case
Cape High Court allows multiple groups to intervene in SWEAT’s challenge to laws criminalising consenting adult sex work
Law | 2 September 2025
Sex workers plea for arrest moratorium
A bill to decriminalise sex work was sent back to the justice department for redrafting about two years ago
By Liezl Human
News | 29 July 2025
Sex workers offer justice department help
Activists want the decriminalisation bill to be fast tracked
By Liezl Human
Brief | 3 June 2025
Court bid to decriminalise sex work
The laws “have not deterred … the selling or buying of sex … and are not rationally capable of doing so. They merely create greater stigma and vulnerability among sex workers and violate their rights.”
Law | 10 October 2024
Sex workers celebrate pride in Cape Town
The event aimed to counter discrimination and stigma
Brief | 16 September 2024
Sex workers picket at Parliament ahead of elections
#WhoSpeaksForUs? campaign launched
By Liezl Human
Brief | 23 May 2024
Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about sex work
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
News | 8 April 2024