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Discussing rape: breaking the taboo

Discussing rape: breaking the taboo

EMMA PAULET Rape is not only a crime, but a culture that continues to exist through society’s knowing or unknowing perpetuation of it. However, when it comes to addressing the very real topic of rape itself, it is seen as taboo. Perdeby sat down with two UP student...

Cheating explained

Cheating explained

KATHERINE ATKINSON Cheating is defined by some as having sex with someone else while in a relationship, while others define cheating as sending a flirty text message to anyone other than your partner. Although individuals define cheating differently, Sandra Brownrigg,...

South Africa’s rape crisis

South Africa’s rape crisis

SAVANNAH PLASKITT A hundred and ten cases of rape a day‚ or 4.58 every hour were reported in South Africa between 1 April and 31 December 2016, according to statistics released in March by police minister Nathi Nhleko and acting commissioner Khomotso Phahlane in...

Prostitution: the price of sex

Prostitution: the price of sex

GEMMA GATTICCHI Dubbed the world’s oldest profession, commercial sex work is a solution to many people’s economic woes. For centuries humans have traded money for sex and society today is no different. This practice has been legalised in some countries, but it remains...

What legalised rhino horn trade really means

What legalised rhino horn trade really means

KATHERINE ATKINSON On 5 April 2017 domestic rhino horn trade was legalised in South Africa. This decision followed the Constitutional Court’s ruling against an appeal to maintain the 2009 ban on domestic trade. National Geographic said in an article published on their...

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