Lesbian woman raped – two years after hate crime murder of her cousin
Hate has devastated a Ventersdorp family. Still grappling with the rape and murder of her cousin, a 22-year-old woman has been raped at gunpoint, also because she’s a lesbian. The young woman was attacked on the afternoon of 17 August while chatting and walking with a friend thorough a graveyard in Toevlug, Ventersdorp. A man holding […]
South Africa implements “test and treat” HIV strategy
As from the 1st of September, all South Africans who are HIV positive will be able to receive immediate treatment. The new universal “test and treat” approach to HIV/AIDS is in line with the World Health Organisation’s guidelines to tackle the Aids epidemic. Previously, people who are HIV positive were only given treatment when their […]
Activists to present 60,000 petition signatures to minister of Home Affairs
The long awaited meeting between activists opposed to gay hate pastor Steven Anderson’s trip to South Africa and the minister of Home Affairs is finally going ahead. The activists, led by GaySA Radio Station Manager Hendrik Baird, and supported by attorney Coenie Kukkuk, as well as representatives from the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will […]