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Amanda Gouws

How this Murder Reflects the Reality of South Africa’s Sex Workers

November 10, 2022

The decomposed bodies of six women, four identified as sex workers, were recently discovered at a panel-beating factory in Johannesburg. A 20-year-old man has been charged with six counts of murder. The case highlights, again, the risks of sex work …

The Lost Glory of South African Feminism

Amanda Gouws

August 7, 2019

Twenty-five years ago, on the eve of democratic transition, South African women were optimistic. They were confident of being included in democratic processes that would ensure greater representation for women and more spaces in the state to promote gender equality.…