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Stephen Lewis addresses the Tides Foundation "Momentum" conference with the message: Sexual violence is a global health crisis. "It can safely be said that not a day goes by without some authoritative report from some country of hideous sexual violence directed at women. It has become a world-wide contagion. And it is a huge issue of public health: the health of the women, psychological, emotional and physical is torn asunder." On the AIDS-Free World site (21 July 2008)
"Cabinet Calls On Men to Fight Abuse" By Sholain Govender & Gabi Khumalo, Bua News, 22 November 2007
This article reports on the call by the South African cabinet for men to participate in the planned Million Men's Marches in cities throughout the country on Sunday 25 November 2007, the launch of the 16 Days Campaign.
This article reports on the march in Pretoria involving hundreds of men and women, including cabinet ministers in support of the 16 Days of Activism campaign against gender-based violence.
In this article the South African Deputy President calls on all South Africans to build on the successes of past campaigns against violence against women. She particularly highlights the need to work with men, and the need for more initiatives like the One Man Can campaign.
This article on the PhotoVoice project, appeared in the Mail and Guardian of 24-30 October 2008 and was written by Kristin Palitza.
This article appeared in the Africa Development Today newsletter of 20 November 2008 and was written by Joyce Chimbi.
Piece on the Independent Online (IOL) about the incident at the Noord Street taxi rank, including quotes from Sonke Co-Director, Bafana Khumalo. (March 19 2008)
Irin Plus, February 2007
Africa Renewal, Vol.22 #1 (April 2008), page 6
by Stephanie Urdang
Irin Plus, February 2007
This peice from Health-e looks at why despite attempts by both the government and other sectors to encourage testing for HIV, most South African men are still not willing to get tested. They spoke to some of South Africa's men’s organisations to get more insight on this. (23 April 2008)
by Moyiga Nduru, Mail and Guardian, 11 July 2007
by Futhi Ntshingila, Sunday Times, 7 January 2007
by Stephanie Chen, Cape Argus, 11 April 2007