Pietermaritzburg, 20 February 2014 The Gay and Lesbian Network is hosting a hate crimes exhibition which is taking place from 7 February – 7 March 2014 at the KwaZulu Natal Museum, 237 Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg. The purpose of the exhibition is to provide a space to educate and create awareness about hate crimes. The…
Boston, 28 January 2014 Dr Kapya Kaoma writes about the Anti-Homosexuality Law (previously known as “Kill the Gays” bill), that the version passed in December had eliminated the death penalty but maintained a punishment of life imprisonment for “aggravated” homosexuality—namely, having sex with a person who is under 18 years old or disabled, or instances in…
The Iranti media team will be heading to Ventersdorp this week to monitor and lobby the judicial system on the case of Disebo Gift Makau. Disebo Gift Makau, a 24 year-old lesbian was found half naked and strangled on 15 August 2014. She had a wire around her neck with an open hosepipe pushed down her throat….
South Africa, 16 January 2015 The police have also been slack in the gathering vital evidence, leaving beind the victim’s clothes, her underwear and the blanket that wrapped her body at the scene of the crime. We call upon all civil society organisations to join Iranti on 4 February when another mass action will be…
Sloppy work by SAPS delays Thembelihle Sokhela’s case South Africa, 16 January 2015 The police have also been slack in the gathering vital evidence, leaving beind the victim’s clothes, her underwear and the blanket that wrapped her body at the scene of the crime. We call upon all civil society organisations to join Iranti on 4…
On Tuesday 13 January 2015 at 09h00, Thembelihle Sokhela’s case returns to the Benoni Magistrate’s Court, after being postponed on at least five occasions. The court is located at 29 Harpur Avenue, Benoni. Thembelihle, a 28-year old lesbian woman from Daveyton was murdered on 14 September 2014. She was found wrapped in a blanket and…
Johannesburg, 12 January 2015 On Tuesday 13 January 2015 at 09h00, Thembelihle Sokhela’s case returns to the Benoni Magistrate’s Court, after being postponed on at least five occasions. The court is located at 29 Harpur Avenue, Benoni. Thembelihle, a 28-year old lesbian woman from Daveyton was murdered on 14 September 2014. She was found wrapped…
Benoni, South Africa, 6 November 2014 An invitation to the Consultative Forum with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) dealing with gender-based violence. Read more on the invite…
Nadia Swanepoel’s hunger strike delivered justice South Africa, 12 October 2014 Gender DynamiX, Iranti, S.H.E. and TIA are elated that Nadia’s name and gender identity have been changed in the population register. She has been assured that she will receive a temporary ID on 13 October at Home Affairs. They have also amended her marital status from civil union to…
South Africa, 12 October 2014 Gender DynamiX, Iranti, S.H.E. and TIA are elated that Nadia’s name and gender identity have been changed in the population register. She has been assured that she will receive a temporary ID on 13 October at Home Affairs. They have also amended her marital status from civil union to a heterosexual identified marriage according to…
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