If castration is not the solution to GBV, what is?

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.”

SA may be on the tipping point, but we can pull it back from the brink

South Africa feels like a volcano that is starting to rumble, warning of an imminent eruption…What can be done to prevent us from tipping into massive unrest?

Are you freaking kidding me, Eskom?!

We have tolerated the cold and dark over the last few weeks, but it won’t take much more to make us all snap.

No excuse for the police's profiling behaviour

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.

Corruption, Social JusticeMelanie Verwoerd16 July 2022#police, #apartheidpolicy, #xenophobiaComment

Mr President, we need a family meeting about Eskom!

As with COVID, it seems to me that every politicians and relevant civil servant should put everything else aside and deal with this crisis.

A woman died on the pavement in my neighbourhood last week.

For 729 days we had collectively held our breath as we wondered what this invisible virus would do…Then last Wednesday at midnight, it was suddenly all overt. Through it all, the one thing COVID has taught us is how short and fragile life is.

PersonalMelanie Verwoerd29 June 2022#COVID19, #masks, #theend, #grief, #love Comment

Hit and bit in Parliament: Are MPs partly to blame for school violence?

These are meant to be the leaders of the country, so if they can scream and shout, defy authority, bite security officers and pull out women’s hair without any consequences, then why shouldn’t the schoolkids too?

Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd22 June 2022#Parliament, #chaos, #EFF, #MPmisbehaviorComment

The scum of the earth gets off lightly while women’s lives are destroyed

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.