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In the wake of a rise in reported cases of sexual violence in schools, including the allegedly rape of a seven-year-old girl, civil society and government leaders are calling for urgent and systemic reform of how schools protect pupils. (Getty)

We need to rethink ‘intention’ in rape legislation

The inclusion of intention in the definition of rape reintroduces the requirement that there should be physical evidence that the victim was overpowered

  • Eyaaz
8 min read
File photo: University of Stellenbosch students embark on a Start Letting Us Talk (SLUT) march during International Women’s Day commemoration on March 07, 2017 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. (Photo by Jaco Marais/Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Resisting gender discrimination: The call for resocialisation in South Africa

Changing damaging socio-cultural norms that justify discrimination against women is a powerful form of resistance

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read