A study on the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic shows black women in rural areas and townships were worst hit. A third of middle-class families could fall into poverty.
Each day, women and girls around the world are trapped in abusive marriages that are sanctioned by patriarchal communities. This is the anonymous story of a young woman in KwaZulu-Natal, trapped in a forced marriage by her own family and how she escaped sexual, physical, financial and emotional abuse, as told to Health-e News reporter Nomfundo Ntshangase.
Mpho Mosia was jailed for gender-based violence. He tells Health-e News how prison helped him work through his anger.
Every year, South Africans read dozens of terrible stories on gender-based vio-lence, which normalizes this scourge. It’s time to stop being numb to this national pain, writes community worker Tsamme Mmammone Mfundisi.
“Despite knowing that my life was in danger walking away was not an easy decision to make.” Author Khanyisa Baloyi on how she found strength.
The first quarter of 2020 saw a decrease in sexual offences and contact crimes like murder, showing the effects of lockdown and the alcohol ban, police say.
South Africana women are facing twin pandemics this Women’s Day, as they face continued abuse at the hands of South African men and the coronavirus pandemic.
As South Africa celebrates Women’s Day on 9 August, transwomen remain excluded even as they face the same threats and oppressions as cishet women, writes trans activist Ruby Nkosi.
Government is encouraging traditional leaders to become involved in the fight against Gender Based Violence, especially in rural areas where some customs violate the human rights of women.
Mandisa Khanyile, Rise Up Against Gender-Based Violence founder, sheds some light on the chronology and intention of the national strategic plan on gender-based violence and femicide.
UNAIDS says the 90-90-90 targets for 2020 will not be met, citing COVID-19 as a major contributor to the delays
For years, civil society organisations and gender-based violence activists have called on the government to put policies in place to address the staggering levels of violence against women, children and the queer community in the country.
Women and children are targets for Covid-19 related frustrations as reports of gender-based violence increase during the lockdown period.
According to the Commission for Gender Equality’s latest report on forced and coerced sterilisations in South Africa, the practice is a direct attack on HIV-positive women’s constitutionally enshrined rights, and highlights flaws in public health’s informed consent procedures.
Activist says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech should have linked South Africa’s challenges to gender-based violence
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