“The original taboo meaning and use of the p-word has been diluted over time depending on the context and grammatical use. It is not uncommon in contemporary culture to hear reference to the p-word to describe cold temperature, for example.”
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway flirts with $1 trillion valuation, South Africa kisses another 100 businesses goodbye, McLaren unveils the new 700 hp Artura Spider, Children left in tears at Willy Wonka experience, and Shoprite billionaire Wiese returns to his diamond-hunting roots.
There is grief, but there is also the urgent reckoning with the questions of how to keep women safe from the hands of abusive men.
You might remember this piece of work from last year when a video of him viciously assaulting his ex-wife, Nicoleen Swart surfaced on social media. The video’s authenticity was declared ‘unclear’, and the guy was fined R20 000.
It seems the Tembe family actually do think that AKA pushed Anele off the balcony of their hotel room at the Pepper Club hotel in Cape Town two years ago.
Despite being blacklisted by many in the entertainment industry, Depp was spotlit in Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty fashion show.
South Africa was left shocked and angered when the Pretoria North Magistrates Court sentenced Swart to a R20 000 fine and a three-year prison sentence, suspended for five years.
Actor Armie Hammer is at the centre of a scandal involving accusations of cannibalism and abuse, after private messages attributed to him were leaked.
Some of Connery’s past statements related to hitting women have resurfaced, leading to the now-familiar refrain of ‘too soon’.
A man has been charged with Britain’s first “self-isolation murder” after his wife was found dead at home.
When an advert appeared on Snapchat, users were perplexed: how did such an insensitive ad making light of domestic violence get through approval? Of course, Rihanna was not impressed.
It’s not my place to tell you who to root for in the upcoming boxing super-bout, but what you read here might sway your views somewhat.
An anonymous author has written an account on The Daily Beast of her abusive husband and why she struggled to leave him.
Video footage has emerged of the domestic violence incident that earned Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice a two-game suspension.
Domestic abuse and violence against intimate partners is not something any of us is unfamiliar with. However, in spite of sympathising, many people never go as far as become outraged as they should and instead try to find blame in the victims of this abuse.
Anybody with any loyalty to a particular sports team will attest to the soul crushing disappointment that you feel when your team loses. For English fans, this year’s World Cup was devastating – you have no idea just how much.
People who saw the man being physically aggressive with the woman were clearly incensed and even threatened to call the cops. When the roles were reversed and the woman lashed out at the man, people found it hilarious and most probably thought that the dude was seriously pussy-whipped and, er, not much of a man at all.
Lauren Luke, a YouTube personality made famous by offering viewers insightful make-up tips and tutorials, shocked her followers with her latest video in which she appeared bruised and beat-up, the results of domestic abuse. In the video she showed viewers how to effectively hide evidence of a “jealous type of partner.” Click through for the video.