August marks Women's Month, two years after the Total Shutdown movement which highlighted the plight of women and children.The march led to the first ever gender-based violence summit being held.But have we made progress as the death of women and children at the hands of men continues in our society?In August 2018, there was a…
The first year theology student dreamt of becoming a preacher. (Facebook, Jesse Hess) The lifeless bodies of Jesse Hess and her grandfather Chris Lategan were found in their Parow home on 30 August 2019.Hess, 19, was an aspiring pastor and a first-year University of the Western Cape theology student.Relations within her family have strained following the…
Meghan Cremer was found dead on 8 August 2019.Her mother, Gill, says her life has changed completely.A crowdfunding campaign has been launched by her friend Lize Hartley, in her honour to encourage female empowerment, leadership and self-defence skills.Meghan Cremer, 29, was a horse rider and bakery manager in Cape Town.It's been a year since she…
The interim director of the South African Medical Research Council's (SAMRC) Gender Health Research Unit, Naeemah Abrahams, believes that despite cases of gender-based violence making headlines every single year, the situation is improving. Responding to the murder of Tshegofatso Pule, which sparked widespread social media outrage, Abrahams said changing men’s behaviour would be the only way…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…