SA prisoner conjugal visits denied, but why expert says these could be good idea
8 March 2021 6:44 PM
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Judge Jody Kollapen has denied Boeremag member Dr Wilhelm Pretorius monthly three-hour conjugal visits with his wife.
Pretorius had petitioned the court to be allowed the monthly three-hour visits with his wife, as well as access to a cell phone, explains John Maytham.
Both requests were denied by Judge Jody Kollapen, arguing the law does not expressly recognise these rights and said that the right to a conjugal visit is inconsistent with incarceration.
John talks to Prof Lukas Muntingh, Project Coordinator at the Africa Criminal Justice Reform Centre at the University of the Western Cape, who says there are countries where conjugal visits are allowed.
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Lebogang Masinga, a student at Stellenbosch University’s (SU’s) Tygerberg Medical Campus, has a good chance of bumping into her sexual offender on campus. In July 2020 a final-year medical sciences student physically and sexually assaulted her, grabbing her inappropriately several times despite her telling him to stop.
Masinga was left with a black eye. Later she posted an Instagram video.
“It took about 48 hours to get the university to respond and that’s only because the students protested,” Masinga says.
SU spokesperson Martin Viljoen says it may be that some feel the pace of interventions are not quick enough but various factors could influence such a perception, including that gender-based violence (GBV) is a larger societal problem and that the university is facing many other challenges. A number of interventions are currently under way at SU, he says, namely, the establishment of an Anti-GBV Steering Committee, a Faculty of Medicine and Health
Women in Tech to observe International Women’s Day
The next installment of the Women in Tech Conversations virtual forum hosted by legal technology firm, LexisNexis South Africa, and information technology vendor, Dell Technologies, will see three formidable tech pioneers share their stories to mark International Women’s Day (IWD 2021) on Monday, 8 March 2021.
The session – on Zoom between 2pm and 3.15pm – will build on the IWD 2021 campaign theme, #ChooseToChallenge, in celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year’s global theme calls on the international community to address gender bias and inequality by choosing to seek out and celebrate women s achievements in order to help create an inclusive world.
The next instalment of the Women in Tech Conversations virtual forum hosted by legal technology firm, LexisNexis South Africa, and information technology vendor, Dell Technologies, will see three formidable tech pioneers share their stories to mark International Womenâs Day (IWD 2021) on Monday, 8 March 2021.Â
The session â on Zoom between 2pm and 3.15pm â will build on the IWD 2021 campaign theme, #ChooseToChallenge, in celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This yearâs global theme calls on the international community to address gender bias and inequality by choosing to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements in order to help create an inclusive world.
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