South Africa has a constitution that's revered for its commitments to human rights, but it also has one of the highest rates of femicide. The U.N. recognizes Nov. 25 as the Day for Elimination of ...

Ongoing taxi violence in the Western Cape has raised learner safety concerns, as South Africans have called on the government ...

In this opinion piece, journalist and gender scholar Mmabatho Makotanyane explores how the murder of Kgaogelo Marota – filmed ...

A crowd of protesters staged a demonstration against gender-based violence in the South African capital of Pretoria on Friday as part of a national outcry after an alleged rape of a 7-year-old girl.

Emptying joint bank accounts without notice, gambling away a partner’s income and refusing to pay child support are among the ...

The 2018 Global Peace Index listed South Africa as one of the most violent and dangerous places on earth, and getting worse. South Africa has a long history of violence. It was used as a tool of ...

The violence wreaked its damage because South Africa’s journey to democracy remains incomplete. It sends a sharp message that the country must look its past far more squarely in the eye.

The violence that followed the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma was not a popular uprising, though some joined in the looting as people living in poverty do.