Latest articles on Gender Based Violence
Using codewords to protect against domestic violence
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
Covid-19 lockdown: How are women in higher education coping with work at home?
The fact that women, even under normal circumstances, multitask as teachers, cooks, cleaners and more has been rendered even more vivid by the lockdown
Social workers are an untapped resource to address the psychosocial effects of Covid-19
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
SABC sued over ‘bad’ clip of Ramaphosa
A senior employee at the public broadcaster wants compensation for claims of ‘sabotage’
How to refresh SA’s jaded democracy
We should look to the Philippines, where barangays, or neighbourhood governments, help to empower communities
We must continue to empower women entrepreneurs to grow Africa
If we increase the number of high-growth, women-founded startups, they can bridge the inclusivity gaps in their respective economies and societies
South Africa’s parole system has failed child victims
Justice minister embarks on parole reform after recent murders of two Western Cape children allegedly by parolees
What the Harvey Weinstein case can teach us about a complainant-centred process
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
Gender-based violence is a barrier to achieving development agenda
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
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Gauteng nurses say they did not take an oath to die
With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients
Covid infections among health workers increasing in Eastern Cape
Health worker infections have risen to 170 at state and private hospitals and two healthcare staff succumb to the disease in a space of seven days
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