Horrific incidences of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment are so common in South Africa that it has been dubbed the "rape capital of the world". Yet these issues have been curiously neglected in the country's politics.
In South African political discourse, transforming race relations is prioritised over the transformation of gender relations. Race and gender are regarded as two separate projects, and improving race relations in the aftermath of apartheid and colonialism is presented as more pressing than tackling gender issues.
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