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Corrective rape (also curative rape) – a form of rape where the perpetrator’s intention is to “cure” a lesbian of her sexual orientation. Infant rape – the raping of children younger than one year old. Jackrolling – the forceful abduction of women in black townships by a gang called the “Jackrollers”, that operated in the years 1987/88 in the Diepkloof area of Soweto. Lobola (also lobolo) – an African custom by which a bridegroom's family makes a payment in cattle or cash to the bride's family shortly before the marriage.1 Rape – the intentional, unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent, which includes the penetration of the labia majora (outer lips of vagina).2 For the purpose of this study, rape also includes sodomy (see there). Sexual assault – The sexual violation, other than rape, of a person without their consent. Sodomy – the forceful penetration of the anus between males. 3 Ukuthwala – a form of abduction that involves kidnapping a girl or a young woman by a man and his friends or peers with the intention of compelling the girl or young woman’s family to endorse marriage negotiations. READ IN PDF
