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Podcast: First Take SA
Episode: Concourt to hear case challenging Sexual Offences Act
Description: The Constitutional Court will today hear a pivotal case challenging the Sexual Offences Act's consent provisions in rape cases. Under the current Sexual Offences Act, a person charged with rape can avoid conviction by showing they reasonably believed the complainant consented, even if consent was not given. The court will decide whether to uphold a Pretoria High Court ruling that declared parts of the Act unconstitutional. The case was brought by The Embrace Project, a non-profit fighting gender-based violence with the support of rape survivour Inge Holztrager who was raped after being lured to a "party". Her attacker was...