South African’s femicide and gender-based violence awareness has undoubtedly spiked recently with several high-profile cases of rape and murder making local headlines for long periods and now the City of Cape Town is looking to increase meaningful social engagement with academics and professionals on the matter. At the launch of[…]
At times, it feels like the war against gender-based violence simply won’t end. Police stats show more women are reporting incidents. It appears the country is not a safe place for women. READ: ‘Women have no fault in this’: Ramaphosa speaks on GBV As the 16 Days of Activism campaign begins, here are some of[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Monday launch the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children at the Witpoort police station in Lephalale, Limpopo. Scores of women and children have been abused, raped and killed in the country since the beginning of the year. Ramaphosa is expected to outline[…]
As part of the 16 days of activism, the Nyanga Community Police Forum held a summit on Women’s Safety last week. The aim was to engage with young women about their rights protecting themselves from any form of abuse. Although there are many forms of abuse, the most prominent are[…]
“Stand up and speak out. Unsilence violence.” These were the words which echoed from a number of speakers raising the alarm on gender based violence (GBV) in communities. Faith-based leaders led the silent picket outside the Athlone stadium this morning in a unified show of solidarity with women and children[…]
With the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence soon to begin, faith leaders are this year leading the call for an end to crimes perpetrated against women and children. The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has heeded the call and in collaboration with the MJC’s Women’s Forum (MJCWF), adopted a[…]
As the country prepares to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence campaign, corporate South Africa is also responding to calls for a collaborative effort to put an end to the scourge. A bold new movement, called #NoExcuse, launches today and will run during the 16 Days of[…]
While abuse against women and children continues to plague societies across the globe, efforts to remedy the scourge of this domestic breakdown has once again been called to the fore in the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The 16 days of Activism begins on November 25, the[…]
As women the world over suffer physical and emotional abuse in silent, local advocacy groups are using the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence to create awareness about the reasons why women choose to remain in abusive relationships. Forming part of an international campaign, the 16 Days of Activism[…]
BY Imam Dr. Rashied Omar – Gender Justice is an integral part of the vision and mission of Claremont Main Road Mosque (CMRM). To this end, we are committed to upholding the struggle for the full dignity, honour and equality of women in our country, our communities, our workplaces, our[…]
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