Keyword: sex workers

Poverty and Prostitution: Treat the Cause, Not the Symptoms

Picture: Deviant Art Vanessa Burger - It’s always easy to bully the weak. Or blame the victim. Or focus on superficial details instead of addressing the big picture. Most medication treats the symptoms but rarely the cause of an illness. Unsurprisingly, this also applies to the recent anti-prostitution protests organised by the Bulwer Community Safety Forum in Glenwood, Durban. Disappointingly however, many of the organisers and participants of this protest should know better. When symptoms of an illness persist after...