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The Commission for Gender Equality said acting magistrate Kholeka Bodlani's rape judgments "undermined the dignity and trauma experienced by survivors of gender-based violence".The commission said her provisional suspension showed that the judicial system was "self-correcting".It said Bodlani's suspension should be seen as a lesson to other magistrates and judges to act with sensitivity.The Commission for…

Rene Naylor (L) and Annelee Murray (R) were both part of the Springboks' team management at the World Cup. (Gallo Images) Gender equality was an important if somewhat overlooked factor in the Springboks' World Cup-winning campaign, believes physiotherapist Rene Naylor.She recounted how South Africa caused a stir in Japan by including four women in team…

When Florida couple Cecilia and Marvin Lawton were infected with the coronavirus, their daughter Briana worried her mother was most at risk because of her history of high blood pressure, diabetes and respiratory illness. But as Cecilia recovered at home, Marvin lost his battle to the virus. He died in the hospital at age 60."I…