Educational Booklets

1. Sexual Harassment (reprinted Dec 2009) published in 2006 by the Women’s Legal Centre

This manual looks at sexual harassment at work and gives tests you can use to decide whether you are being sexually harassed

Download Sexual Harassment

2. Sexual Offenses Act Booklet

The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Amendment Act has been in effect since 16 December 2007 and affects the punishment of sexual crimes committed after this date.

The Act replaces some common law provisions on sexual offences and some sections of the old law, the Sexual Offences Act 23 of 1957. The Act also creates new sexual crimes.

This booklet summarizes the key provisions in the new Act and related laws. It does not analyse the effectiveness of these provisions.

The booklet is available in  English,  Sesotho,  Xhosa,  Zulu.

3. Child Sexual Abuse Explained 

Sexual abuse of children including:

Types of sexual offences
  1. rape
  2. molestation
  3. possession or production of child pornography.

Types of offenders

  • Paedophile – Child sexual abuse is a lifelong obsession.
  • Situational – Opportunistic child abuse.

Download Child Abuse Explained (PDF)

 4. You and rape

cover of You and Rape booklet

You & Rape is published by the Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust and contains up to date information on what to do

  • if someone has raped you
  • what your rights are
  • how rape survivors can go about seeking help
  • how to access support through the South African Criminal Justice System.

available in  English,  Afrikaans   and  Xhosa  (Click your language preference)

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  • The Shukumisa Campaign

    About Us

    Welcome to the Shukumisa website, an online resource for

    • rape survivors and their families
    • concerned citizens
    • community activists

    The word Shukumisa means to shake or stir things up

    The Shukumisa Campaign was created in 2008 and aims to stir and shake up public and political will to develop and implement policies related to sexual offences

    Imagine a South Africa where:

    • Everyone treats rape as a serious crime
    • Quality Health, Policing and Legal services are available to all rape survivors, everywhere
    • All women are free to move around as they please, dressed as they please
    • Rape victims aren’t stereotyped in our media
    • We are all included in the development of laws that affect our lives and our communities.

    You can join us by:

    • Adding your voice to our Facebook discussions
    • Supporting our activities, or suggesting them
    • Writing to the media and Government to complain when the law fails rape survivors
    • Getting involved with organisations linked to the Shukumisa Campaign

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    This project is funded by the European Union The European Commission is the EU’s executive body.

    The European Union is made up of 27 Member States who have decided to gradually link together their know-how, resources and destinies. Together, during a period of enlargement of 50 years, they have built a zone of stability, democracy and sustainable development whilst maintaining cultural diversity, tolerance and individual freedoms. The European Union is committed to sharing its achievements and its values with countries and peoples beyond its borders

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