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April 08
South Africa: Sexual Harassment in the Courts Is an Open Secret
But the Chief Justice has still not taken steps to deal with it Read more »
March 13
South Africa: Women's Hostel Two-Week Blackout Blamed On Strike in Ethekwini
Five women from Thokoza Hostel were arrested on Tuesday after protesting to get the electricity restored Read more »
January 31
South Africa: Why Is Jacob Zuma Attacking Queer People?
Former president puts tribal patriarchy ahead of our human rights Read more »
December 04, 2023
South Africa: Hundreds of Women Farm Workers March to Paarl Police Station
Among the demands is that police in the Cape Winelands be trained on how to properly handle GBV cases Read more »
November 29, 2023
South Africa: Call for Better Funding for Women's Shelters
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says the private sector should fund and support shelters Read more »
November 13, 2023
South Africa: A Judge Found That a Man Did Not Intend to Rape His Girlfriend. The Supreme Court of Appeal Will Hear the Case This Week
"What we are left with is a high level of impunity for sexual violence that affects a large segment of women in South Africa." Read more »
November 09, 2023
South Africa: Women Farm Workers Demand Meeting With Minister of Agriculture
Women on Farms Project marched to Parliament on Wednesday Read more »
November 08, 2023
South Africa: Help Free Up Government Buildings for Women's Shelters, MPs Urged
Commission on Gender Equality report has harsh words for police Read more »
October 23, 2023
South Africa: Picketers Demand Justice for Pro-Palestine Protester Assaulted During Marathon
Woodstock police say they are investigating Read more »
September 21, 2023
South Africa: A Deaf Woman Was Gang Raped. She Has Waited More Than Eight Months for a Court to Get a Sign Language Interpreter
The trial of four men accused of raping the 45-year-old woman has been postponed several times because of this Read more »
September 01, 2023
South Africa: Elderly Gugulethu Women Celebrated At End of Women's Month
"Our own children don't take care of us, they neglect us. These clubs help us feel accepted and loved" says pensioner. Read more »
August 14, 2023
South Africa: Dunoon Women Spend Women's Day Holiday Cleaning Up Rubbish
Garbage has been piling up in Dunoon for more than a month Read more »
August 11, 2023
South Africa: Court Was Wrong to Release Woman From Curatorship, Full Bench Rules
The Western Cape High Court has overturned an order by Judge Nolundi Nyati releasing a woman from the control of a curator bonis Read more »
May 09, 2023
South Africa: Pregnant Immigrants Say They Have Been Turned Away From Joburg Clinics
This is despite a Constitutional Court order Read more »
May 02, 2023
South Africa: Popular TV Show Fined for Domestic Violence Episode
There was no corrective to Isencane Lengane's depiction of gender-based violence, says the Broadcasting Complaints Commission Read more »
March 13, 2023
South Africa: Limpopo Policy on Pregnant Learners Needing to be Accompanied a Violation of Pupil's Rights - Watchdog
Limpopo and Gauteng basic education departments contradict each other on pregnant learner policy Read more »
March 06, 2023
South Africa: Over 1,000 March in Support of Queer Pride
"We should be able to live without fear of being persecuted just for who we are" Read more »
March 03, 2023
South Africa: School Amends Policy That Excluded Pregnant Learners
We previously reported that the school in Mamelodi required pregnant learners to stay home until they gave birth Read more »
February 28, 2023
South Africa: Women March Through Dunoon Against Gender-Based Violence
"Men who are not embarrassed and have sexual intercourse with our children must leave Dunoon" Read more »
February 20, 2023
South Africa: My Friend Reported She'd Been Sexually Assaulted. Then the Justice System Failed Her
Rude, uncaring police, slow magistrates and even loadshedding have meant that her assailant of 18 months ago is still free Read more »
February 06, 2023
South Africa: Mamelodi School Under Investigation for Policy Excluding Pregnant Learners
Gauteng Department of Education has announced a probe into Stanza Bopape Secondary School Read more »
January 31, 2023
South Africa: Murdered Khayelitsha Woman's Family Say Justice System Failed Them
Bongani Ngadleka found not guilty of fatally stabbing Phelokazi Mqathanya Read more »
January 24, 2023
South Africa: Sex Work - Where Criminal Law Has No Place
Decriminalisation Bill is a giant step Read more »
December 13, 2022
South Africa: Church Leaders Sometimes Cover Up Domestic Violence, Say Speakers At Workshop
"Women are told to pray and fast, but men are not told to stop beating their wives" Read more »
December 09, 2022
South Africa: Sex Workers Tell Minister Police Rape, Rob and Abuse Them
Bill to decriminalise sex work released Read more »
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