Showdown over Pollsmoor’s “appalling” conditions
30 November 2016 / National government and the head of Pollsmoor’s remand facility taken to court by Sonke Gender Justice.
More than half of Diepsloot men have raped or beaten a woman in the past year
29 November 2016 / Rape and physical abuse rates more than double those reported in national studies have been recorded in Diepsloot.
Only one of multiple aggressors
23 November 2016 / Wisani’s conviction shows concerted community action can expedite justice for survivors of violence.
Women, girls assured of safety in new project
18 November 2016 / Tanzania’s Daily News reports on work done by Children’s Dignity Forum, co-ordinator of MenEngage Tanzania, to protect girls from FGM and forced marriages.
Give your little one more snuggles, not more screens
6 November 2016 / 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
18 October 2016 / Patrick Wisani’s legal team continues to cause delays in his trial.
Bid for equal benefits for adoptive, surrogate parents
17 October 2016 / Kamini Padayachee reports on the Labour Law Amendment Bill, which aims to provide equal benefits to adoptive and surrogate parents.
ANCYL man faces activists after girlfriend dies
15 October 2016 / The case has been marred with delays since its beginning – Simnikiwe Hlatshaneni reports for The Citizen.
Civil society calls for more media coverage of the Wisani case
22 August 2016 / Publicise gender murder trial, urges civil society coalition group.
Making taxis safe for women
18 August 2016 / Activists have partnered with taxi industry on national awareness campaign addressing harassment and gender-based violence towards women commuters.
Women, kids to get Safe Ride
16 August 2016 / Gabi Falanga writes for IOL on a newly formed national campaign to keep female taxi commuters safe.
Men seeing themselves as full partners in care work
12 August 2016 / Bayano Valy writes about the promise and challenge of getting men involved in care and household work.
Protest more than an anti-Zuma moment
12 August 2016 / “I think it’s an exciting moment,” says Sonke Gender Justice’s Dean Peacock of the state of gender activism in SA.
Taxi drivers to steer campaign to protect women commuters
11 August 2016 / Cape Talk’s Omogolo Taunyane reports on a new campaign which aims to make taxis safer for women.
Swaziland and HIV: Redrawing what it means to be a man
10 August 2016 / Hannah McNeish of Al Jazeera reports on how negative male stereotypes are worsening the spread of HIV in Swaziland.
