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Rebecca Cheptegei. File photo
AGNES TIROP MURDER

Rebecca Cheptegei becomes third female athlete murdered in Kenya in three years

Some 34% of women in Kenya report suffering physical violence or abuse, according to a 2022 official report, and success puts women athletes particularly at risk

  • Kalungi Kabuye
3 min read
(John McCann/M&G)
ABUSE

Think you’re in a cult? Here’s an escape plan

South African women experiencing multiple abuses is an all-too-common story. One woman opens up about how she became susceptible to spiritual abuse – and how she got out

  • Cheryl Benadie
7 min read
As well as physical violence, domestic abuse can take many different shapes and forms — sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions — most of which often end up escalating to serious physical aggression, according to experts. (Oupa Nkosi)
CHILD MARRIAGE

Facts and figures: Global domestic violence numbers

“Every day, on average, 137 women are killed by a member of their own family,” said Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, in a…

  • Sparknews
14 min read
Roots Butchery in Acornhoek where Gloria Sekome and Danboy Nkuna both worked. (Dylan Bush)
ACORNHOEK

‘None of us are okay’: Frustration as South Africa’s GBV initiatives stall

SA is in a rush to roll out its national GBV action plan. But as bureaucracy and the pandemic slow progress, violence against women continues unabated

  • Joan Van Dyk
15 min read