COVID 19 and its effect on Operations As was expected, the world was in chaos from late March, with our intakes taking a sudden drop after the lockdown. In April we saw no children or parents, but did conduct telephonic intakes and some counselling. At the end of May we [Read More]
COVID-19: The Pandemic’s Impact On Mental Health While the primary threat posed by COVID-19 is to people’s physical health, the pandemic is also taking its toll on economies, social and cultural activities, and people’s mental health. Spotlight spoke to mental health experts in the public, private and NGO sectors to [Read More]
Weekend Argus – 2020/09/12 Public sex offenders’ list ‘ may not deter criminals’ Weekend Argus (Saturday Edition) 12 Sep 2020 KASHIEFA AJAM kashiefa.ajam@inl.co.za RAPISTS, child rapists and molesters are about to lose their anonymity. They might even lose their lives too – but it won’t help turn the tide on [Read More]
TALI FEINBERG “We like to believe there’s no gender-based violence in our community – that Jewish husbands, wives, parents, and professionals don’t abuse. However, abuse is alive and well in the Jewish community in South Africa and around the world. We aren’t immune.” These are the words of Rozanne Sack, [Read More]
Culture of Cruelty In 2018, Former Parktown Boys’ High School assistant water polo coach Collan Rex was sentenced to 23 years on for sexual assault and common assault committed against students. In an in-depth series, Eusebius McKaiser looks at stories and testimonies that shed further light on institutional failures at [Read More]
