Gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) is a profound and widespread problem in South Africa. Given the ferocious nature of this ‘pandemic’, collective efforts are needed to end this scourge of violence against mostly women and children. Director-General at the Department…
The holiday season can be a particularly dangerous time for those experiencing gender-based violence. One NGO reported a 57 percent increase in calls for help during South Africa’s 2020 festive period. The TEARS foundation says it received 43 000 gender-based…
Many pregnant mothers in South Africa have experienced a form of obstetric violence – a specific type of violation of women’s rights in medical practice during health care related to the child birth. At 23, *Nthateng discovered that she was…
The majority of sexual harassment incidents aren’t reported in the workplace because victims fear management won’t do anything about it. A survivor shares her experience, one that at least had a satisfying conclusion. *Mandisa Ngobeni, a creative writer, said she…
Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Pinky Kekana, has warned perpetrators of gender-based violence (GBV) about the impact of their behaviour on their victims. Kekana addressed participated in a dialogue on GBV, held under the theme “Moving from awareness to accountability”,…
Statistics show that about a third of girls in South Africa will experience some form of sexual abuse during their lifetime, and one in five children will be sexually assaulted. More needs to be done to combat this serious issue.…
A lack of evidence, poorly collected DNA samples, long distances to court, backlogs of cases and untraceable perpetrators are some of the reasons why many gender-based violence (GBV) cases never reach the prosecution stage nor lead to the conviction of…
More than half of South African women have experienced gender-based violence (GBV) and the impact on their mental health is devastating. Studies show that these survivors are three times more likely to contemplate suicide as an outlet. GBV is a…
The Human Rights Watch Organization (HRW) revealed that shelters differ in whom they accept as residents, meaning many groups, like members of the LGBTQIA+ community, are excluded from having a roof over their heads. Groups like undocumented migrants, members of…
At least half of all South African women have been victims of gender-based violence (GBV). Lena Mogolegwa is one of them and has used her experience to establish a foundation to help other survivors be victors and not victims, writes…
In 2020, the National Shelter Movement (NSM) reported that shelters put in place to protect women and children who have survived GBV are functioning at a limited capacity due to the delayed payments of funds from the Department of Social…
South Africa and the world will commence the Sixteen Days of Activism today on 25 November – International Day of No Violence Against Women. The Women’s Voice and Leadership partnership (WVL), coordinated by Gender Links, kicked off the annual campaign…
Men have been urged to lead the way and eradicate gender-based violence (GBV) as the country gears up to mark 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign later this month. Kicking off in exactly one…
A new campaign #vacciNATION4MEN which aims to put men at the centre of efforts to get more South Africans vaccinated against COVID-19 has been launched by the Community Constituency Front (CCF) for COVID-19 South African men currently make up less…
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