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Totalshutdown

Why civil society has agreed to attend another presidential summit on gender-based violence
Opinion
/ 29 September 2022

Why civil society has agreed to attend another presidential summit on gender-based violence

So far, the government has merely passed the buck and failed dismally to create any coordinated response to the issue.

By Sibongile Ndashe
Safeguarding women’s rights during the Covid-19 shutdown
Article
/ 24 March 2020

Safeguarding women’s rights during the Covid-19 shutdown

Women will be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic, particularly considering their contribution as caregivers, in both professional and domestic settings

By Susan Tolmay and Colleen Lowe Morna
WEF on Africa did act on calls for action
Article
/ 28 September 2019

WEF on Africa did act on calls for action

An integrated plan to tackle gender-based violence was developed and will be monitored

By Farhana Parker
Ramaphosa addresses Alexandra, says he thought Mashaba would have come first
Article
/ 11 April 2019

Ramaphosa addresses Alexandra, says he thought Mashaba would have come first

Speaking at Alexandra Stadium on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa told residents the area “is not a dumping ground”

By Aaisha Dadi Patel
Walk the talk against GBV
Article
/ 16 November 2018

Walk the talk against GBV

Mr Ramaphosa, you have seen and listened. Now it is time to make SA safe for women

By Colleen Lowe Morna
#GBVSummit: ‘We have not budgeted for failure’ — Shabangu
Article
/ 2 November 2018

#GBVSummit: ‘We have not budgeted for failure’ — Shabangu

As the two-day summit came to end, a declaration was reached and the mood was mostly triumphant, but it didn’t go without a few stumbling blocks

By Gemma Ritchie and Mashadi Kekana
On companies and scandal
Article
/ 28 September 2018

On companies and scandal

"If we can stay on the right side of the law and keep the books presentable, what’s going on at these big organisations?"

By Dinika Govender
​A gender violence robot, seriously?
Article
/ 17 August 2018

​A gender violence robot, seriously?

"I am afraid the president will be asking for many more minutes of silence and have many fewer voters next year."

By Zukiswa Wanner
Cops drop charges against #TheTotalShutDown GP
Article
/ 6 August 2018

Cops drop charges against #TheTotalShutDown GP

Some of the charges levelled against the movement include violating the permit, intimidating the president and violence at the Union Buildings

By Shaazia Ebrahim and Fatima Moosa
Editorial: Night owl sings good song
Article
/ 3 August 2018

Editorial: Night owl sings good song

‘Rampahosa’s ability to say the right thing is unmatched. We hope he will also be pushed to do the right thing’

By Editorial
‘This march was long overdue’
Article
/ 3 August 2018

‘This march was long overdue’

Attending the total shutdown march gave one woman hope for her own family

By Gemma Ritchie
Beyond #TheTotalShutdown: Lessons for the movement
Article
/ 2 August 2018

Beyond #TheTotalShutdown: Lessons for the movement

The frictions that came to the fore at the march expose a need for forms of mobilisation independent of party politics

By Philile Ntuli
#THETOTALSHUTDOWN: Memorandum of demands
Article
/ 2 August 2018

#THETOTALSHUTDOWN: Memorandum of demands

This document sets out our list of demands to the state

By Staff Reporter
Shutting down the blaming of women for rape
Article
/ 1 August 2018

Shutting down the blaming of women for rape

On Wednesday, women and gender non-conforming activists marched to mark the start of Women’s Month in South Africa and to say ‘enough is enough’

By Raeesa Pather
Women ask for men to listen: ‘Our bodies are not crime scenes’
Article
/ 1 August 2018

Women ask for men to listen: ‘Our bodies are not crime scenes’

Hundreds of women along with members of the LGBTI and gender-neutral groups marched across South Africa raise awareness around gender-based violence

By Gemma Ritchie

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