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Saartjie Baartman Centre

At this Cape Flats centre for abused women and children, Sister Leonie Weyers elicits smiles when spirits are hurt

Maverick Citizen

At this Cape Flats centre for abused women and children, Sister Leonie Weyers elicits smiles when spirits are hurt

By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight

Cape Town women’s shelters threatened with closure within weeks unless donors found

Maverick Citizen

Cape Town women’s shelters threatened with closure within weeks unless donors found

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

New report reveals costly human and financial toll of gender-based violence on SA

South Africa

New report reveals costly human and financial toll of gender-based violence on SA

By Victoria O’Regan

The Recipe for Resilience

TGIFood

The Recipe for Resilience

By Anna Trapido

The cycle of life, love, milk and honey in Mzansi motherhood lore

TGIFood

The cycle of life, love, milk and honey in Mzansi motherhood lore

By Anna Trapido

Activists raise alarm over amendments to Domestic Violence Act

South Africa

Activists raise alarm over amendments to Domestic Violence Act

By Liezl Human

Parliament’s old computers open window of hope for destitute women

South Africa

Parliament’s old computers open window of hope for destitute women

By Suné Payne