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Jamela Robertson speaks at the SA Human Rights Commission hearing into racism and discrimination in the advertising industry.Image: Supplied
CEO JAMELA ROBERTSON

Women portrayed as ‘domesticated, sex objects or weak’ in adverts, SAHRC hears

SA advertisers portray women as domesticated, sex objects or weak, the Commission for Gender Equality’s CEO Jamela Robertson said on Thursday. Robertson said the advertising, film and other modes of communication follow the notions of…

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Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has blamed Covid-19 and outstanding information from the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) for the government’s failure to act against the alleged sterilisation of HIV-positive women in public hospitals.Image: File photo.
COMMISSION FOR GENDER EQUALITY

Covid-19 and outstanding info stalled action on ‘forced sterilisation’: Mkhize

Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has blamed Covid-19 and outstanding information from the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) for the government’s failure to act against the alleged sterilisation of HIV-positive women in public hospitals.…

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Police officer. File photo.Image: SA Police Service
COMMISSION FOR GENDER EQUALITY

Police stations cannot handle gender-based violence‚ research finds

A new study by the Commission for Gender Equality investigating the policing of violence against women in South Africa has painted a grim picture of the capacity of the police to effectively tackle domestic violence. The study‚ titled…

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