gender based violence

‘Gender based violence needs to be unsilenced’

“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[…]

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Zuma set to launch 16 Days campaign

President Jacob Zuma launches the 16 Days of Activism Against Women and Children Abuse at the Missionvale campus of the Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. The South African Medical Research Council says a woman is killed by an intimate partner every eight hours in South Africa. Many[…]

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Call for unified khutbah on Gender Based Violence

The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has urged Cape Town’s imaams to deliver a united khutbah on gender based violence during Jumuah tomorrow. There’s been an outcry over gender violence in South Africa, in light of several high profile cases recently. The Ulema body has adopted the theme “honouring women means[…]

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Taxi drivers told: respect women passengers

At least four women have been raped in less than three weeks after boarding minibus taxis in and around Gugulethu, a gender rights activist said on Thursday. The first woman took an Avanza taxi to work with two other people, said Zoleka Mali, a counsellor at the Mosaic Centre for[…]

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‘SA losing fight against gender violence’

Women are losing the battle against gender-based violence with the scourge remaining far too pervasive a problem within South African households, according to the Saartjie Baartman Centre. As South Africa commemorates Women’s Month, new statistics highlight that a massive percentage of the country’s female population continue to face instances of[…]

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