People Opposing Women Abuse
latest news & developments
Women’s shelters face closure over government funding shortage
Shelters also worry about a repeat of the Life Esidemeni tragedy if the government does not provide adequate funding to fill the skills gap of workers
Nedbank takes a bold stand against financial abuse: adverts to carry warning labels as the bank collaborates with POWA for 16 Days of Activism
From November 25 to December 10, Nedbank will feature a stark warning strip on its TV, radio, print, and online adverts as part of its campaign in support of 16 Days of Activism
Anthology of writing by women survivors of abuse is a healing tool
Shared experiences help women to to break the silence and unrope themselves from trauma and violence
Abused women benefit from food gardening skills
The French Embassy and Food & Trees for Africa have helped GBV survivors establish a food garden in the North west Province
#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
‘No free pass for women abusers’ – Dlamini demands apology from Sunday Times
Dlamini accused newspapers of relegating positive stories about women to pages three or five
The bokkie stops here: Let’s make feminism fashionable again
The fight for women’s rights has too often been stigmatised and ignored in favour of race politics.
Let’s talk about sex – in public
To speak about sex in any form is taboo – unless it’s by those who make billions off it. This has plunged people into silence and vulnerability.
CCMA: Metro cop treated unfairly
A Johannesburg metro police officer who reported a rape case against her boss was unfairly treated, verbally harassed and intimidated, the CCMA said.
The great white women debate
Black Management Forum president Jimmy Manyi has said white women should not benefit from affirmative action.