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Sazini Mojapelo

Opinionistas

Transforming justice — the urgent need for reforms in South Africa’s gender-based violence response

By Sazini Mojapelo

Sheena Swemmer

Opinionistas

Landmark case will challenge the ‘consent’ requirement in sexual offences cases

By Sheena Swemmer

Lwando Xaso

Opinionistas

Coko v S: Rape isn’t always an act of forced, brutal violence by a stranger

By Lwando Xaso

Omphemetse S Sibanda

Opinionistas

Flawed Makhanda High Court judgment is an Achilles’ heel in rape case law in South Africa

By Omphemetse S Sibanda

Haji Mohamed Dawjee

Opinionistas

The trials and tribulations of travelling with a flirty, dirty one-year-old toddler

By Haji Mohamed Dawjee