When 'compliments' turn ugly: how an artist is calling out catcallers

Artist Lebogang Mabusela has created a series of works that address the uncomfortable practice of 'flattering' verbal abuse

05 December 2021 - 00:01 By Bonginkosi Ntiwane

The pestering of women by making crude comments reeking of sexual innuendo, otherwise known as catcalling, is a sad reality for females worldwide...

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