Parliament is putting the final touches on new gender-based violence laws this weekend. The three amendment bills make sweeping changes to the way the criminal… Read More »Parliament Puts Final Touches To Amended Bills
South Africa has one of the highest rates of violence inflicted on women and girls in the world, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).… Read More »Building a Body of Evidence to Combat GBV
What’s in the headlines? President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address in February said it was important for law enforcement agencies to… Read More »Shadow Pandemic Doesn’t Have a Vaccine – New Survey Reveals Dire GBV Stats in SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa says Gender-based violence is not a women’s issue, but a human rights issue. Ramaphosa was speaking at the launch of the first-ever… Read More »Ramaphosa Launches GBV And Femicide Fund
A familiar song produced in 1983 and taught in schools around the world as part of a sexual abuse prevention programme, has been given a… Read More »“My body” – 16 Days Song That Can Save A Life – Lira, Goodluck, Mariechan And Gigi LaMayne
Empowering adolescent girls and young women to make informed decisions, so they can get the future they want – and deserve South Africa and the… Read More »We See You, We Hear You, You Matter
Deputy President David Mabuza has asked South Africans to join hands in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide. Mabuza officially launched the 16-Days of… Read More »Mabuza Calls For Unity In The Fight Against GBV
Looking out over the skyline of the vibrant city of Johannesburg, one youth activist considers the work that still lies ahead to safeguard women’s rights… Read More »Youth Activist-Led Social Enterprise Inspires Next Generation Of Female Leaders
Wathint’ abafazi, wathint’ imbokodo,uza kufa! (You strike the women, you strike a rock, you will die!): a well-known freedom song sung by 20 000 women… Read More »Women Are Tired Of Being A Hashtag
A Delft police officer has been arrested after being on the run for allegedly raping his brother’s girlfriend at a party on Sunday. Police watchdog… Read More »Cop To Appear In Court For Allegedly Raping Brother’s Girlfriend