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Sexual intercourse with another person without mutual consent is rape, says South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesman Vish Naidu.

He says the law classifies it as rape even when the people involved are lovers or a married couple.

 “Rape is having unlawful and intentional sexual intercourse with a male or female without his or her consent,” says Naidu.

In South Africa women often struggle to find access to the justice system. In cases of Gender-Based Violence, a lack of financial resources and access to quality legal services works against many women.

For more than 20 years, the Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) has fought for the rights of marginalised women. An all-women team of advocates, attorneys and other legal professionals works in various areas, including the prevention of violence against women.

The three life sentences handed down to the rapist and killer of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana by the Cape High Court are befitting of this heinous crime. The life sentences serve the cause of justice and must act as a deterrent to men who rape and kill the women of our country.

Some of the duties of the new Mpumalanga High Court will be to hear appeals from people or organisations that are not happy with a Magistrates' Court decision.

Drawing on her experiences, an HIV-positive young woman is educating people about HIV. Her reassuring and positive message is that HIV can be treated and also prevented.

Mpho Mbheki (31) believes that South Africa can have an HIV-free generation if HIV-negative people avoid infection and if people living with HIV consistently take their medication and don’t infect others.

Khutso Njenga (27) only started farming in 2018, when he joined his uncle’s business TechFarma. But just over a year later, the passionate young farmer is already a finalist in the South African Breweries (SAB) Urban Agriculture programme.

Njenga, from Soshanguve in Tshwane, runs a 24-hectare farm where he and his team grow cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes in greenhouse tunnels. He said when he decided to join his uncle in the world of farming, he immediately fell in love.

A new technologically advanced glove will help bridge the communication gap between people living with hearing impairments and those with full speech and hearing.

The CommuniCare Glove Sensor translates sign language into audio speech.

The developer of the glove and CEO of Rudzambilu Holdings, Lucky Netshidzati (26), from Nzhelele in Limpopo, said the glove helps people living with hearing impairments by translating sign into audio and audio speech into an animated sign language. These translations can be viewed on a cellphone app.

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The 12th edition of the Annual Mzansi Fela Festival has a varied programme that sees the performing arts casting the spotlight on serious social issues. The nine-act lineup offers a range of productions.

The State Theatre will raise the curtain on the 12th Annual Mzansi Fela Festival on 1 December, World Aids Day.