Hollowing of skills and defunding of Stats SA works for a failing state
For the past 10 years, the government has reduced the Statistics South Africa budget by…
Gender Based Violence
New laws could be a win for gender-violence activists
COMMENT Gender-based violence (GBV) is rife in South Africa and yet the attitude persists that…
Level one loading: Almost back to normal
South Africa is one level away from a pre-Covid normality, with President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing…
Editorial: Even police stations are unsafe for women
On Monday a man walked into a police station in Mthatha. He shot and killed…
EFF on a collision course with dissident black women
Black South African women know what it is to live under the constant threat of…
Searching for justice in the war on womxn’s bodies
COMMENT Whether in Kinshasa or Cape Town, the situation hasn’t changed for womxn. In late…
‘We are painstakingly putting things right’ — Ramaphosa
Talking to nearly 50 members of the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef), President Cyril…
The pandemic’s effect is gendered
COMMENT The economic relief efforts aimed at alleviating the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have…
GBV, corruption must be eradicated with tenacity used to fight COVID-19: Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government and the African National Congress (ANC) must work towards…
Domestic workers face a lonely battle against abuse
Martha Lesu says the stress she endured at work was unbearable. After working for the…
GBV stats show our priorities
How do you know the government really cares about an issue? It puts money behind…
MPs demand answers from Ramaphosa on Covid corruption
In his first physical appearance in the National Assembly since February, President Cyril Ramaphosa took…