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Gender-based violence

Zukiswa Pikoli

Opinionistas

Awful murders in SA can bring out the best and the worst in us

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Zukiswa Pikoli

Opinionistas

Betrayed and powerless — lack of justice fails South Africa’s traumatised victims of abuse

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Samantha Graham-Maré

Opinionistas

How to remedy the fundamental design flaws in PPE for women

By Samantha Graham-Maré

Nicole Fritz

Opinionistas

Protection orders are being weaponised to gag those exposing injustice

By Nicole Fritz

Omphemetse S Sibanda

Opinionistas

GBV is not just a crime – it is a betrayal of our nation’s values

By Omphemetse S Sibanda

Lesego Sekhu

Opinionistas

Addressing the overlooked crisis of intimate partner violence in conflict zones

By Lesego Sekhu

Bhekisisa Mncube

Opinionistas

Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu — 'I announce the passing of your mythical daughter, Tintswalo'

By Bhekisisa Mncube

Ismail Lagardien

Opinionistas

It is rarely a good year to be a woman — no questions allowed

By Ismail Lagardien

Naledi Mbude-Mehana

Opinionistas

Damned if you leave, damned if you don’t: The scourge of senior government positions for women with integrity

By Naledi Mbude-Mehana

Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster

Opinionistas

A plan to make 16 Days of Activism count and really mean something

By Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster

Mary Izobo

Opinionistas

Deadly intersection of climate change and insecurity hits women and girls hardest

By Mary Izobo

Bhekisisa Mncube

Opinionistas

New interfaith initiative is critical to breaking the cycle of gender-based violence

By Bhekisisa Mncube