Gender-based violence

Activists welcome strides made in GBV cases but more needs to be done

Gender Based Violence, News

The latest turnaround time and sentencing of perpetrators of gender-based violence (GBV) is a positive indication that the criminal justice system is taking the matter seriously, but activists want government to show its commitment through funding.

Marcia Moyana
December 6, 2019

Olympic medalist raises awareness against women and children abuse

Our Health

Gender-based violence (GBV) has been in the spotlight in South Africa recently with the many cases highlighting how unsafe the country is for women.

Graeme
December 2, 2019

GBV: How women are forced to adapt their lifestyles

Gender Based Violence, Our Health

Everyday activities such as walking in the street, going to gym, or using public transport can be a fraught exercise for women with the rise in gender-based violence (GBV).

clio koopman
November 6, 2019

#SandtonShutdown, will government listen this time?

News

As South Africans grapple with the latest crime statistics that were released in Parliament on Thursday, women and gender non-conforming people make their way to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in protest against the ongoing deaths and acts of violence…

jamesthabo
September 12, 2019

Gender-Based Violence Summit fails to meet its own deadline

News

While government officials promised results by May, activists say they’ve had to put pressure on officials for any progress to happen.

Pontsho Pilane
April 17, 2019

Tembisa women break gender violence silence

News

Tembisa women are reporting cases of domestic violence and sexual assault more than before. Dipuo Thobejane, a social worker at People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA), attributes this to an increase in awareness campaigns.

Marcia Moyana
February 26, 2019

Tembisa women break gender violence silence

News

Marcia Zali
February 26, 2019

Violence ruins lives: Villagers take action

Our Health

EASTERN CAPE – Ahead of the annual marking of 16 Days of Activism for no violence against Women and Children, rural villagers have taken to the streets to speak out.

Asavela Dalana
November 26, 2018

A non-violent society needs non-violent parenting

News

Children learn violence from a young age, often within their homes, so to create a more peaceful South Africa, experts warn that care-givers must stop spanking kids.

Amy Green
November 21, 2018

Abuse victims feel neglected

Our Health

It takes months for victims of rape and gender-based violence to receive counselling and this makes them feel neglected and causes them to blame themselves for the crimes committed against them.

Marcia Moyana
November 7, 2018

‘Dros rapist’: Mentally ill more likely to be victims

News

The South African Federation for Mental Health (SAFMH) has condemned local media houses for creating the impression that people living with mental illness are violent and criminally dangerous in the wake of rape-accused Nicholas Ninow’s defence citing his psychological state in court.

Amy Green
November 7, 2018

Ramaphosa commits to funding rape counselling services

News

Could this be the end of government’s “one stop” centres’ financial woes?

Pontsho Pilane
November 2, 2018

Dudu Dlamini: From poverty to sex work

News

This women's month, we speak to Dlamini on her activism, feminism and her goal to see the profession of sex work decriminalised.

Amy Green
August 13, 2018

Survivors use experience to support abuse victims

Our Health

A group of Tembisa women, once victims of domestic abuse, have joined together to encourage other victims and help them escape from abusive situations. Marcia Moyana writes that the Women Safety Promoters (WSP) as they call themselves, want to ensure that women from Tembisa who are victims of physical and sexual abuse receive support.

Marcia Moyana
August 10, 2018

Lancet editor calls for suspension of UNAIDS head

News

The editor-in-chief of the prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, has joined calls for UNAIDS executive director Michel Sidibé to be suspended after his controversial handling of sexual assault accusations.

Amy Green
May 10, 2018

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