Now that it has been in operation for 20 years, it is necessary to reflect on the impact the
South African Domestic Violence Act has had on women's lives. This article analyses this …

Domestic violence remains rife in many African societies, South Africa included. Laws on
redress of domestic violence are critical in responding to gender-based violence in the light …

Looking back on twelve years of democracy one can credit South Africa with many excellent
achievements. South Africa has entrenched a new Constitution said by some to be the most …

When considering violence against women in South Africa in 2005, one is confronted with
an apparent contradiction. On the one hand, the levels of violence against South African …

Despite having one of the most inclusive and progressive constitutions in the world, South
Africa (SA) has one of the highest rates of sexual offences globally. This article measures the …

In April 2005–the week that Andrea Dworkin died–Katherine MacKinnon gave a lecture at
Stanford Law School. In this lecture she contrasted the international response to the 'war on …

In the past, attempts to improve legislative, judicial, and executive responses to violence
against women in South Africa met with limited success at best. 2 For instance, in 1985 the …

In 1998 South Africa's Parliament passed the Domestic Violence Act (the DVA), a
comprehensive piece of legislation aimed at addressing the high levels of intimate violence …

There is no clear definition of gender violence in South Africa, in part because of the way in
which acts of violence against women are recorded. For example, a knife attack on a woman …

Violence against women, present in every society in the world, is deeply embedded in South
Africa's past and is a central feature of the post-democratic society. The South African …