The WomenForChange campaign is the clarion call we shouldn't need in 2025, but is much needed for men to start behaving differently towards women. As men, we need to start having hard conversations with ourselves and our sons about holding space for women, writes Gasant Abarder in a new column.
Cape Town has among the best comedy talent in the world. Last week, I was lucky to be in the audience to see Stuart Taylor's polished stand-up show, Odd Man Out, at the Baxter. His material is real and raw and touches on the uncomfortable differences between men and women. A few weeks earlier, Marc Lottering was in a similar vein, sharing a deeply personal journey in Marc Eugene Lottering.
South Africa needs comedy. We have a mad way of laughing at challenges many other nations find insurmountable. What isn't funny is laughing at the ambitions of young girls and dismissing the constant threat of Gender Based Violence.