The EFF in North West will on Monday dispatch its gender-based violence (GBV) desk to the victims of an ANC councillor who was arrested in connection with their statutory rapes at the weekend. The councillor from the Matlosana municipality is known to TimesLIVE but is not being named until he has[…]
South Africa has come a long way since the end of apartheid in 1994, but the country still faces many challenges in protecting human rights. Despite constitutional guarantees of human rights, many South Africans still face discrimination and inequality on a daily basis. One of the most pressing problems facing[…]
“I was beaten into a pulp by my drunk husband. I sat in silence for years because I was scared he’d leave us.” These are the words of a woman who stayed with an abusive husband for the sake of her child. The 16 Days of Activism for Elimination of[…]
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the DNA testing backlog in Forensic Science Laboratories now stands at 71 000, down from the 241 000 reported earlier this year. The Minister had earlier announced that the backlog would be cleared by October. Cele says the department has made some progress in addressing[…]
LOCAL In light of the growing scourge of Gender-Based Violence, men in Eastern Cape have formed the Brotherhood social club, to encourage boys and men to unite against GBV. The aim of the organisation is to instill discipline and promote community development. The group has officially launched another branch. They[…]
LOCAL As Women’s month draws to a close, the Western Cape Government encouraged society to surge ahead with collaborations that combat gender-based violence and urged residents to speak up 365 days a year. Social Development MEC, Sharna Fernandez, revealed that an increasing number of people are accessing psychosocial support services[…]
Dozens of students, NGOs and various stakeholders have gathered at Beacon Bay sports field in East London in the Eastern Cape to commemorate the 3rd year anniversary of Uyinene Mrwetyana’s tragic death. The aim of the commemoration is to raise awareness about Gender Based Violence and come up with strategies to fight[…]
By: Aneeqa du Plessis With brutal cases of Gender-Based-Violence continuing unabated across the nation during Women’s Month, the VOC Breakfast team will celebrate the courageous survivors of domestic abuse by broadcasting live on Women’s Day from the Ihata Shelter in Heideveld on the Cape Flats. The organisation first opened its[…]
LOCAL Individuals, organisations and employers are urged to join the government in a national effort to address the social faultlines that lead to gender-based violence. Whether volunteering at a shelter, supporting community policing forums or joining awareness campaigns in schools, everyone can do their bit, says President Cyril Ramaphosa in[…]
SA National Parks (SANParks) has sacked its CEO Fundisile Mketeni after a disciplinary inquiry. The agency said its board met on Wednesday to deliberate on the outcomes of the disciplinary process, ruling and finding on the sanction, in line with the recommendation of the independent senior counsel who chaired the[…]
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