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Gender-based violence (GBV) activists have urged traditional leaders to take the lead in ending harmful cultural practices that may be perpetuating violence against women and girls in the SADC region.  During a recent gathering in Johannesburg, activists, scholars, and civil action groups came together to identify tangible solutions to GBV. The panel found that traditional practices such as ukuthwala (the abduction of women and girls for marriage), virginity testing and […]

A dark cloud seems to be hanging over the Eastern Cape, as deadly crimes continue to evoke fear amongst communities. The province has over the past few weeks been dealing with cold-blooded mass murders and now rapes, a scourge that has South Africans concerned. The latest among the crimes are the separate murders of two women, including Nelson Mandela's relative and traditional leader, Queen Mother, Nogcinile Mtirara, as well as […]

Social justice movement, #NotInMyNameInternational, has encouraged men who are victims of gender-based violence to speak out and not be shy to seek help. Siyabulela Jentile's remarks, who is the president of the movement, come amid GBV survivor, 33-year-old Phakamani Sibiya's continued pursuit for justice, two years after his ex-lover, Lethiwe Mthimkhulu, allegedly burnt him with acid. The motive for the brutal assault remains unknown. The case against Mthimkhulu was heard […]

Banyana Banyana coach, Desiree Ellis, was full of praise for her charges despite a 2-1 loss to England in an international friendly match played last night at the Coventry Building Complex Arena in England. This was South Africa’s second fixture on their European tour after going down 5-0 to Denmark on Friday night in Aalborg. The games are part of preparations for next year’s WAFCON, where Banyana Banyana are the […]

Streamer, known Dumb Dumb Jeez, has raised the ire of the internet world after he pulled, what many have described as one of the dumbest stunts ever, just for likes. The US influencer took things a little bit too far when he asked a homeless woman out on a dinner date and left her with the bill. During a livestream of the date, Dumb Dumb is seen getting up from […]

Expert in African indigenous knowledge systems, Professor Pitika Ntuli, says husbands assuming their wives' surnames doesn't emasculate them. Instead, he believes, it is a display of a divine love that defies the odds. The scholar was weighing in on the recent watershed Bloemfontein High Court decision that granted men the right to adopt their wives' surnames. The matter had been brought to the court by two husbands who argued that […]

  It seems like Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, might not be able to return to South Africa after she and her mother failed to make representations on why they should keep their South African Identity Documents (IDs). Adetshina and her mother, Anabela Rungo, have been embroiled in an alleged identity fraud scandal after South Africans questioned the model’s heritage and identity during her bid to become Miss South Africa. […]

Life Esidimeni family members' representative, Christine Nxumalo, says they cannot wait for another eight years to pass before they get the necessary action from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). She was speaking at the back of a protest to the NPA headquarters by the families of the 144 patients who either lost their lives or suffered server health conditions after they were moved to ill-equipped facilities to vent their frustration. […]

  The father of one of the children who died after consuming suspected contaminated food in Naledi, Soweto, says even though they now know what killed the children, there's still some unanswered questions. Earlier, the Minister of health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, revealed that a pesticide known as organophosphate caused the recent deaths of six children in Naledi, Soweto. Monica Sebetwana, Ida Maama, Isago Mabote, Karabo Rampou, Njabulo Msimanga and Katlego […]