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The government has pledged funds to fight gender-based violence and femicide
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South Africa has one of the highest rape statistics in the world, even higher than some countries at war
Senior MP Cedric Frolick should face an inquiry by the ethics committee while Gwede Mantashe and Nomvula Mokhonyane could face criminal sanction
Perpetrator jailed for eight years after he sexually assaulted his neighbour’s puppy
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The 27-year-old defender was already facing six allegations of rape and one of sexual assault but was charged last week with a seventh rape.
Gender-based violence often takes place at home or in intimate relationships, taking a traumatic toll on victims, their families and friends
Although two thirds of job losses were experienced by women, two thirds of the recipients of the R350 Covid-19 grant were men
Universities and other higher education institutions have to develop ways of preventing or dealing with rape and other damaging behaviour
We must celebrate women’s achievements this month while agitating for structural change, argues Luke Waltham
The small town’s residents, who say they’ve been terrorised by rogue police officers for years, were unsurprised when Reginald Linnerd was found beaten to death in a holding cell
A Cape Town women’s group is using coded text messages to help victims of gender-based violence and abuse get out of harm’s way
The fact that women, even under normal circumstances, multitask as teachers, cooks, cleaners and more has been rendered even more vivid by the lockdown
What the government seems to have missed is that we are facing not just a medical crisis, but a psychosocial predicament that may have far-reaching consequences
A senior employee at the public broadcaster wants compensation for claims of ‘sabotage’
We should look to the Philippines, where barangays, or neighbourhood governments, help to empower communities
If we increase the number of high-growth, women-founded startups, they can bridge the inclusivity gaps in their respective economies and societies
Justice minister embarks on parole reform after recent murders of two Western Cape children allegedly by parolees
The verdict highlights a number of critical issues required to build systems, processes and advocacy when it comes to working in the space of gender-based violence
Modern development strategies often recognise the pivotal importance of enabling women to fulfill their potential and contribute effectively to their economies. Yet they fail to recognise the need for concerted action to protect women from violence
The judicial system alone and appealing to miscreants has not stopped attacks on women
It will take the end of patriarchy and an efficient justice system to jail more offenders
There is no evidence to support the broadcaster’s claim that its employees had co-ordinated a plan to botch the president’s speech
A new ‘award’, Spoilers of Peace, is designed to name and shame those people preventing peace in South Sudan
Rights group calls for South Africa to show stronger leadership
They’re ordinary people and need to hold each other accountable for their actions so that all genders can feel safe
The murder of Precious Ramabulana was brutal and shocking, but it is not unique. This is us now
"Women do not have the power to stop rape. We cannot simply break our silence or act in certain ways to effect change."
As protestors pointed out earlier this year in countrywide demonstrations, GBV is an epidemic that needs to be addressed with great haste
The fund is one of the “key actions” identified by the interim committee on gender-based violence and femicide at a recent meeting in Pretoria
Apps like My Safetipin and Safe Pace are making the public sphere safer
The beating, assaults and abuse are not something that just happens to women, yet that’s how the stats make it seem.