Three women a day, and a femicide rate in the Eastern Cape double every other province. SAMNET reiterates its call for stricter alcohol legislation and enforcement. [...]
News and Updates
Olive oil silver at a world competition, top marks for SA Wagyu, avocado and macadamia exports climbing. A case for agriculture as a career and for food security. [...]
In conversation with Mehdi Hasan, John Legend called for conditions on US aid to Israel and pushed back on the dehumanisation of Palestinian children. [...]
Research since 2013 links alcohol directly to domestic and gender-based violence. SAMNET calls for a national dialogue on alcohol legislation and regulation. [...]
The legislation has been on the cards for years. SAMNET calls on civil society, healthcare and faith organisations to push together. [...]
A revert brother in Gqeberha described being afraid to walk into a mosque for the first time. Few of us born into Muslim families appreciate what that takes. [...]
A lie repeated is believed unless it is challenged. Ten minutes a day, a pen name, one issue per letter — practical guidance on getting published. [...]
A five-question SAMNET survey on what was said from the mimbar about Palestine on 4 October 2024. The survey is now closed. [...]
What Shari’ah permits is polygyny, not polygamy in its broader sense. Our laws are written in English, and the word chosen decides how they are later read. [...]
Irene Khan’s report to the UN General Assembly on attacks on journalists, and on the suppression of advocacy for Palestinian rights in Western countries. [...]
ICJ judges are elected by the General Assembly and Security Council. No seat is reserved — yet the P5 have held one almost throughout, and one regional group has always been over-represented. [...]
A UN Special Rapporteur warns of pariah status for Israel — and raises the accountability of governments that stayed silent. [...]