Workplace wellness help curb suicides
Companies and Institutions should strengthen their workplace wellness programmes, as it will help in early identification of a problem for a timely response. Read the full article here.
MenEngage Network decries senseless killings
At the height of Women’s Month celebrations, MenEngage Network Eswatini is disturbed by the recent gruesome murder of two young girls who were raped and thereafter murdered around Mbabane a week ago. Read the full article here.
‘Men should talk about abuse’
Due to socialization, men continue to bottle issues and not come out in the open out about them. Read the full article here.
Only one of multiple aggressors
Wisani’s conviction shows concerted community action can expedite justice for survivors of violence.
Give your little one more snuggles, not more screens
Nivashni Nair and Suthentira Govender write in the Sunday Times on the importance of limiting babies’ television intake.
Wisani admits he hasn’t got any money for lawyer
Patrick Wisani’s legal team continues to cause delays in his trial.
Civil society calls for more media coverage of the Wisani case
Publicise gender murder trial, urges civil society coalition group.
Protest more than an anti-Zuma moment
“I think it’s an exciting moment,” says Sonke Gender Justice’s Dean Peacock of the state of gender activism in SA.
‘It was the right time to protest about rape’
Sonke’s Bafana Khumalo comments on #RememberKhwezi protest
A safer ride home
Safe Ride is a new initiative to protect vulnerable women commuters in South Africa
Mining companies can appeal TB ruling
Judgment may limit scale of claims in class action suit – Lutho Mtongana reports in The Sunday Times.
Mine bosses must cough up
CEOs know that they owe sick victims money, but are buying time while mine workers die, write Meeran and Mbuyisa.
Stand up for what’s right
Editorial appearing in The Star praises efforts by Sonke and other NGOs in holding perpetrators like Patrick Wisani accountable.
Protect our children
Opinion piece published in the Cape Times lauding the SAHRC’s recommendation to outlaw corporal punishment in all contexts.
Akukhuthazwe nabafana ukufhi baziphathe kahle
Imifundaze Izintombi ‘ukudala ukungalingani ngokobulili.
Family turns other cheek to push for smacking ban
Mom and dad realised that corporal punishment did nothing to help their kids – Aron Hyman reports in the Sunday Times.
Movements demand safety for all
Phiri Cawe of Vukani reports on the growth of movements demanding a comprehensive national strategy to combat GBV.
No violence is possible
Jacques Baartman’s article in the Plainsman on the need to revive Mandela’s peaceful ideals to uphold South Africa’s constitutional values.
Men the next focus of HIV/AIDS prevention
Report from Reuters on how stigmas and laws in most African countries put more people at risk of contracting HIV.
Igniting the flame to succeed
Yonela Sinqu writes in the Southern Suburbs Tatler about Shamillah Wilson’s new initiative to deliver education to underprivileged children.
Revenge of the raped
The legal risks of naming and shaming alleged perpetrators on social media – Leonie Wagner and Graeme Hosken report.
Focus on sexual wellness as Men’s Day is observed
Lisa Isaacs, of The Cape Times, reports on measures taken to increase the uptake of HIV testing among men.
How safe are our taxis?
Byglynis Horning writes in Cosmopolitan on a distressing trend afflicting the South African taxi industry.
Churches divided on God’s gender
Sphelele Ngubane reports in The Mercury on how a female Bishop sparked an ecumenical debate.
