In a positive development during its latest deliberations on the Films and Publications Amendment Bill, the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises — a working committee of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) — rejected a proposal to legalise the distribution of vile and dehumanising forms of pornography, […]
Tag: sexual violence
Remarkable faith testimony of Nobel Prize winner ‘Dr Miracle’
Originally published in UG Christian News You may have heard about the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded last week, but since the names weren’t famous, you might not have realized that one of the recipients has a remarkable testimony of faith. His name is Denis Mukwege. His nickname: “Dr. Miracle.” […]
Response to #RUReferencelist: Overcoming evil with good
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] As I write, just down the road from our offices, student protests are swelling in the midst of another tumultuous week on Rhodes University campus. A number of students have just been tear-gassed, arrested and possibly shot at […]
The truth about Fifty Shades of Grey
Movie glamourises sexual violence and domestic abuse [notice]By Dawn Glass, Executive Director of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation with South Africa-specific content added by Taryn Hodgson of Africa Christian Action[/notice] Ster Kinekor in South Africa is promoting the soon-to-be-released Fifty Shades of Grey film as “the hottest cinema experience this Valentine’s […]