Decriminalization – a prerequisite to ending Aids and TB
The same structural failures that sustain the HIV epidemic also sustain tuberculosis
Sex Workers
Amid all the talk about preventing gender-based violence, sex workers are ignored
Blurb online
What makes sex work dangerous are the laws, policies and attitudes that surround it
The case of the minister and the HIV activists: Are we entering denialism 2.0?
Activists say the health minister is in denial over the impact of US funding cuts and accusing them and the media of overblowing the crisis and spreading disinformation
A candid look at sex work
Thandeka, who has been working in the sector for 13 years, says a new reality TV series is edifying
Legalising sex work is not a moral issue, it’s a human rights issue
A new bill that seeks to decriminalise sex work is now open for public comment
Defending a prostituted person’s dignity starts with saying ‘no’ to full decriminalisation
Re-opening of South Africa’s prostitution law reform debate makes the mistake of assuming it is work and not exploitation.
Some black lives matter, others don’t
We condemn the killing of a black Americans, yet women, African foreigners and queer people are regularly abused and killed in SA
Police treat sex workers like they are ‘nothing’
Those on the street say that the usual abuse has intensified under the lockdown
Sex workers abandoned as Covid-19 crackdowns undo Africa’s HIV efforts
Controlling Covid-19 may worsen Africa’s HIV epidemic by stopping state and civil society health services built up over 35 years
UN agency adopts convention on harrassment at work
The convention is critical in terms of promoting and protecting the rights of working women
Sex work and soccer: More alike than you think?
One in three sex workers in South Africa say they’ve been raped by a police officer. Could a change in the law solve this?
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[LISTEN] This mom became a sex worker and her daughter is fine with it
Sex work is selling a service, not your body, says Mariska Majoor. There’s nothing sinister about it.
The Joburg suburb ridding itself of ‘immoral’ sex workers — with pangas and bullets
Tasers, rubber bullets, pangas, dogs and snakes are used to rid a Jo’burg suburb of its ‘immoral’ sex workers
Sex workers do it for their kids
Their chief concern is the wellbeing of their children so that they can do better than their mothers
Nurse: ‘I had to supplement my income. That’s when I got into sex work.’
Joan Collins* worked as an intensive care nurse in Cape Town. But that’s not the only way she made a living.
This bracelet could one day help keep you safe from rape, assaults
How do you fix South Africa’s sexual and reproductive health wrongs? Help people access their rights.
Selling sex
From Amsterdam’s glittering canals to Durban’s dark streets, take a look at how the world legislates sex — and why it matters.
WATCH: All the ways the world polices sex
The Swedish model, legalisation, decriminalisation — does the sex work debate leave you confused? Look no further.
This is what it’s like being a sex worker: ‘Police dragged me out in public naked’
Go inside one of the country’s most dangerous jobs.
Eight ways to make HIV stories meaningful
HIV is a mirror that reflects how we think about society. It exposes our prejudices. Find out how to tell interesting stories about it.
One in three sex workers surveyed report being sexually abused by police
Sex workers tell of being tortured, including being beaten with sjamboks.
So, can or can’t South Africans tell government how sex work should be regulated?
Activists have been told that government wants to hear their views, but without draft legislation their input is of little value.
What sex workers and clients really want you to know about the business of sex
Making sex work safer can lead to less HIV infections and gender-based violence, studies have shown.
Are sex workers forced into their jobs?
Sex workers in South Africa want their profession decriminalised, a view supported by many medical professionals and civil society organisations.
Sex workers: ‘We want to own our own brothels’
Sex workers in the country want their profession to be decriminalised so that they can access health services without being discriminated against.
Sex, shrugs and policy holes: Why partially decriminalising sex work isn’t enough
After almost two decades, the South African Law Reform Commission chose fiction over facts.
South African Aids council stands by national sex worker plan
Human rights and access to healthcare remain paramount in the country’s response.
When buyers of sex pay the legal price, everyone wins
The only solution to problems created by the "prostitution industry" is to end it, argue opponents as we kick off a two-part debate.
Prudence Mabele: The death of an activist, the reckoning of a movement?
The loss of one of SA’s most longstanding HIV activists comes when politics and dwindling resources are pitting stalwarts against each other.
I’m a nurse and this is why SA should decriminalise sex work
Why would humanitarian workers support the call to decriminalize sex work? Sometimes bombs, floods aren’t the only threats to our patients.
Has South Africa’s new HIV plan been captured?
The new strategy is the first in a decade that does not advocate for the decriminalisation of sex work.
‘We don’t burn, we clean brothels’
Behind the rage in in Rosettenville and Phomolong is a mix of xenophobia and internecine battles.
