HomeMultimedia Understanding the prevalence of rape in DiepslootMultimediaVideos[WATCH] Understanding the prevalence of rape in Diepsloot Sebabatso Mosamo and Mia Malan–October 1, 2015 Sebabatso Mosamo and Mia MalanOctober 1, 2015FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp The Optimus study reports that boys are more at risk of sexual abuse than girls. (Delwyn Verasamy)The M&G’s Mia Malan spent a week in Diepsloot and spoke to rape victims, parents and councillors to understand the high rate of rape in the township. Sebabatso Mosamo This author does not have any more posts. Mia Malan Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/ February 26, 2024 Health Beat #16 | Why the upcoming Tobacco Bill treats e-cigarettes like smokes Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/ February 6, 2024 A budgetary tussle: Why the health department can’t employ these doctors — yet Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/ January 30, 2024 Health Beat #15 | Sleepless in SA: Why bad sleep can cost you more than a day of feeling tired Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/ December 11, 2023 How to get meds to Africa faster — and safer TagsChild abuseSexual and gender-based violenceSouth AfricaSouthern AfricaFacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Previous articleRural Eastern Cape ‘critically under-resourced’Next articleChina to build 100 hospitals and clinics in AfricaRELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Articles[VIDEO] Here’s how e-cigarettes turn juice into clouds Articles[VIDEO] How to start your next HPV test at home Multimedia#TeamBhekisisa | How Soley, Bhekisisa’s programme associate keeps our operations running smoothly Articles[WATCH] Why some parents are led to think e-cigarettes are healthy (they’re not) ArticlesHealth Beat #16 | Why the upcoming Tobacco Bill treats e-cigarettes like smokes Articles[WATCH] Is snoring a sign of a sleep disorder? ArticlesCan South Africa stop cervical cancer in the next 40 years? Articles#LetsBhekisisaIt: The men who gained their voices ArticlesHealth Beat #15 | Sleepless in SA: Why bad sleep can cost you more than a day of feeling tired Our HIV reporting of the past decadeHow does anti-HIV medication work — and would you use it? Our HIV reporting of the past decadeHow taking ARVs daily stops those with HIV from transmitting the virus Our HIV reporting of the past decade[WATCH] Why these three women use the anti-HIV pill and vaginal ring