It will take more than policy to change South Africans’ excessive use of alcohol; we all need to take part in the Sober Curious movement

The reporting of sexual violence has been one of the ugliest blights of our democracy. Research throughout the years has revealed disturbing accounts of women regularly shunned at police stations

These included 9 859 cases relating to sexual abuse reported in all nine provinces

A constitutional challenge to the Mandatory Minimum Sentences Regime and the Criminal Law Amendment Act aims to show that these Acts fail to consider the effects of prolonged violence against women by an intimate partner

Acceptance of abusive workplace situations often has its roots in childhood trauma. There are no simple routes into healing, but the work must be done – and shared

A report by the Tears Foundation has highlighted that women don’t report cases to the police and call for help from work, emphasising the need for personal, confidential services

It is up to actors at all levels of society to rescue institutionalised prejudice that undermines the freedom and dignity of women and girls