There was a sombre and overwhelming sadness that prevailed the University of Cape Town (UCT)’s upper campus on Monday night, as hundreds of students held a vigil in honour of murdered student Uyinene Mrwetyana, known fondly as Nene. Students were overcome with emotion as they came to grips with the[…]
By Anees Teladia The Western Cape Women’s Shelter Movement (WCWSM) and the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSM) have called on government to address funding shortages which are preventing the improvement of inadequate shelters for abused women in South Africa. Despite the harsh weather conditions, the organizations held a[…]
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) is investigating public complaints raised about secondary abuse at gender-based violence shelters. On Monday, the commission announced that it would hold public hearings to get information about the state of shelters and hold all government departments accountable. These public complaints follow an increase in[…]
In the early hours of Monday morning, gqom artist Bongekile “Babes Wodumo” Simelane went live on social media app Instagram with graphic visuals of her partner, Mandla “Mampintsha” Maphumulo launching a physical attack on her. Simelane is seen asking her attacker “Ung’shayelani? Ung’shayelani?” and saying “Ng’zok’bamba uzobona, ung’jwayel’amasimba”, which loosely[…]
The presidential summit on gender-based violence in Pretoria will continue on Friday with various commissions expected to make inputs on recommendations for ending the scourge of violence against women and children. Activists and victims have been using the two-day event, which ends on Friday, to call on government to consider reviewing certain[…]
Civil society groups, in particular gender based violence activists, believe the two day event is an opportunity to come up with stringent laws to punish perpetrators of children and women abuse. Government’s presidential summit on gender-based violence and femicide is scheduled to get underway in Irene, south of Pretoria on[…]
To mark Women’s Month, the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa together with the Islamic Care line is expected to launch its campaign against Gender Based Violence. The campaign seeks to highlight the high growth of gender based violence within South African and Muslim communities. Some of the driving forces behind these[…]
NGO Shevolution Africa has decided to retract Mduduzi Manana’s invitation to their fundraising event against gender-based violence taking place this weekend. The organisation caused an uproar after a pamphlet listing the former ANC Member of Parliament as one of their panelists for the event. A poster for the Shevolution Africa[…]
“Enough is enough. Our lives are threatened on a daily basis and today, as we celebrate Women’s month, something needs to be done to make sure our voices are heard”. Those are the words of Terrishai Choochoo, a representative from Mosaic in Wynberg, a community based non-governmental organisation that offers[…]
The start of Women’s Month in South Africa will be marked by countrywide marches and pickets over violence again women, children and gender non-conforming people. “We have nothing to celebrate on 9 August,” said the organisers of #TheTotalShutdown, referring to the annual commemoration of the women’s march against apartheid passes.[…]
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