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We are confident that Caster Semenya will eventually win her case: CGE
Chief Executive of the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), Dennis Matotoka says they are confident that Caster Semenya will eventually…
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Commission concerned by rape at tertiary education institutions
The Commission for Gender Equality says the scourge of rape in institutions of higher learning is extremely concerning. This comes…
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CGE welcomes talks on possibility of legalizing s.e.x work in South Africa
The Commission for Gender Equality has welcomed ongoing talks on the possible decriminalization of s.e.x work in South Africa. The…
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Government looks at legalising s.e.x work
The government is holding consultative meetings looking at the decriminalization of s.e.x work. Selling and buying s.e.x is currently illegal…
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CGE describes treatment of Amathole Municipality councillor as inhumane
The Commission for Gender Equality on Wednesday described the treatment of Amathole District Municipality’s councillor Nanziwe Rulashe as inhumane. Rulashe…
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CGE welcomes Education Dept’s latest measures to prevent teen pregnancies
The Commission for Gender Equality has welcomed the announcement by the Education Department to prevent and manage teenage pregnancy which…
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Gender Equality Commission hopes all GBV cases are resolved as fast as Nosicelo Mtebeni’s
The Commission for Gender Equality has called on the criminal justice system to speed up all gender-based violence-related cases that…
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Mom and 2 children allegedly killed by husband
Just a few days after Women’s Month was observed in South Africa, a mother and her two children have been…
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SO SAD: Update on murder of Nosicelo Mtebeni who was killed & cut into pieces by her boyfriend
The gruesome death of 23-year-old University of Fort Hare law student Nosicelo Mtebeni has rocked the city of East London.…
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CGE urges government to speed up the opening of digital s.e.xual offences courts in SA
The Commission for Gender Equality is calling on the government to expedite the opening of designated s.e.xual offences courts across…
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MPs welcome action against Mbuyiselo Botha over verbal attack
MPs have welcomed the decision by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) to suspend and take disciplinary action against one…
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SAHRC investigate rape, bullying and s.e.xual harassment at schools
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Limpopo has blamed the provincial Department of Education for the increase in bullying…
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Gender Equality vows to use legal powers to protect members of LGBTQIA+ community
The Commission For Gender Equality is promising to use its legal powers to protect the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer,…
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HIV positive women who were forcibly sterilised demand justice
Women living with HIV who were forcibly sterilised are demanding justice. In February last year, the Commission for Gender Equality…
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Commission for Gender Equality to investigate social media posts of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as an ape
Origin of posts remains unclear despite an ongoing investigation by SA Human Rights Commission. The Commission for Gender Equality said…
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UN concerned by revelations of forced sterlisation in SA hospitals
The Commission for Gender Equality released a report this week, which looked at over 37 cases in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.…
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