Men anti-rape activists hailed

2006-05-08 14:00

Johannesburg - A handful of men were among anti-rape activists singing outside Johannesburg High Court on Monday.

Leading the singing were seven kanga-clad women, one of whom shouted "up with men who support women's rights...down with women who refuse to think critically".

The bulk of about 50 protesters in this camp wore purple t-shirts of the One in Nine campaign - the organisation behind the demonstration.

The campaign took its name from statistics according to which only one out of nine rapes was reported.

Crowds had gathered outside the court to hear Judge Willem van der Merwe's verdict in Jacob Zuma's rape trial.

Zuma had pleaded not guilty to raping an HIV-positive family friend at his Johannesburg home last November.

- SAPA