What toxic masculinity and inhumanity do these men possess that they would kick and beat a skinny, clearly vulnerable man who was not even fighting back?
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Almost all democratic countries around the world allow people to apply for permanent residence once they’ve been in that country legally for 60 months. The Minister of Home Affairs has argued that this was never the case for those on the ZEP, but the question is: why not?
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Like Brene, I have zero interest in the lazy, nonsensical and misogynist comments of cowardly people and I won’t respond to them. However, sometimes I find in the comments some broader themes which do interest me…
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Watching these two women, I was reminded of the words of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird when he said; “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.”
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Thus, the most effective – and often only - way of reducing birth rates is to improve women’s circumstances, especially life expectations through formal education.
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As another Women’s Month wraps up, I have to say that I feel even worse about the status of women in this country; this column simply highlights for me how far women in South Africa still have to go to.
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In order to reduce or even stop GBVin this country, we have to send out a clear message: “If you rape or abuse a woman in South Africa, you will be caught and you will get a lengthy sentence with no options of parole.”
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Not only does the incident that happened to Chikane highlight the growing intolerance of people from neighbouring countries, but also the lawlessness that many police officers are guilty by profiling.
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It is completely unacceptable that men who are accused of gender-based violence can just summarily resign, thus ensuring that the cases against them are no longer investigated and leaving them free to seek alternative employment, and in all likelihood, repeat their behavior.
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