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COVID-19: Lockdown responses from farm workers to sex workers to CSOs

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As the major social and economic disruption that will be caused by South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown becomes apparent, civil society organisations caution that issues affecting the poor and marginalised could fall through the cracks.

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COVID-19: Lockdown responses from farm workers to sex workers to CSOs

Hoer! Magosha! Prossie! Doxy! – Why has the law on sex work not changed?

Posted in: Latest, Sections, Sex Work, Spotlight, Spotlight Edition 2

By Marlise Richter – Sex work is fully criminalised in South Africa. This means that anyone who buys sex, who sells sex, or who helps facilitate a sex-work transaction can be prosecuted.

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Hoer! Magosha! Prossie! Doxy! – Why has the law on sex work not changed?

Did Durban listen to sex workers?

Posted in: Latest, Sections, Sex Work, Spotlight, Spotlight Edition 2

By Ishtar Lakhani – This year marked the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIC) held in Durban – 16 years since this conference was last held on South African soil in 2000.

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Did Durban listen to sex workers?

Don’t make us criminals

Posted in: Latest, Sections, Sex Work, Spotlight, Spotlight Edition 2

By Sally-Jean Shackleton – Address presented at a session entitled ‛South Africa’s National Sex Worker HIV Plan: Are you coming?’ at the 2016 International AIDS Conference in Durban.

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