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Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa. Photo: Supplied.
BUSINESS

High levels of corruption cripple SA municipalities but government optimistic about improvements, Ramokgopa says

Minister in the presidency for planning, monitoring and evaluation said there had been progress in implementing the country’s medium-term development plan, running from 2024 to…

  • Brian Sokutu
3 min read
One in every five girls across sub-Saharan Africa has experienced rape or sexual assault before turning 18 . Photo: File
GBVF NATIONAL DISASTER

SA declares gender-based violence and femicide a national disaster amid rising crisis

GBVF is now officially a national disaster, requiring all levels of government to intensify prevention, support services and long-term interventions

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read
The lived reality for women in South Africa is they get turned away at our police stations. They are told that domestic violence is a family matter. They are sent from one office to another. If they do actually get someone willing to open their case, the case files disappear into delay
GBVF

Making the register of sex offenders public vital for tackling GBVF rates

There needs to be a balance between protecting privacy and saving lives as South Africa debates publicising its sex offender registry

  • Livhuwani Malelelo
4 min read
File photo by Marco Longari/AFP
AGAPE YOUTH MOVEMENT

Young people fighting against gender-based violence

Socio-economic factors have contributed to an increase in crime

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read
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GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND FEMICIDE

Sexual misconduct by teachers in schools on the rise

Prolonging the disciplinary inquiry of teachers costs the department of education a lot of money, says teachers’ union Naptosa

  • Mandisa Ndlovu
4 min read
The latest adolescent pregnancy data from Statistics South Africa shows that 90 037 girls aged 10 to 19 years gave birth from March 2021 to April 2022, across all provinces.
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND FEMICIDE

South African teen pregnancies keep rising

As teen pregnancies rise, TEARS foundation urges adolescents to say no to abuse

  • Mandisa Ndlovu
2 min read
The lived reality for women in South Africa is they get turned away at our police stations. They are told that domestic violence is a family matter. They are sent from one office to another. If they do actually get someone willing to open their case, the case files disappear into delay
COMMISSION FOR GENDER EQUALITY

No progress on GBV council after more than R120mn donated, parliament told

The gender commission is unsure whether a governing body exists for the multi-billion National Strategic Plan on Gender-based Violence and Femicide

  • Eunice Masson
4 min read