South Africa’s 16 Days of Activism: A call to end violence against women and children
The Human Sciences Resource Council’s (HSRC) last week revealed that in 2022 over a third of South African women were abused ...
South Africa’s 16 Days of Activism: a call to end gender-based violence
The 16 Days of Activism in South Africa highlights the urgent need to address the escalating rates of gender-based violence, ...
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Confronting Gender-Based Violence: The importance of the 16 Days of Activism
These hits close to home, considering that recent statistics indicate a chilling trend – that nearly three murders occur ...
Repeat family violence suspect arrested in San Antonio
Richard Garcia III, a suspect in multiple family violence incidents, has been apprehended and is now in custody at the Bexar ...
Document SA Police fought to keep secret reveals DV 'victim blaming' concerns within government unit
Police released the review three days before they were set to given evidence at South Australia's Royal Commission into ...
Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence hears 30 per cent of calls to state's crisis centre go unanswered
In the space of a single week, four women were killed in separate and unrelated incidents in SA. A year on, the state's royal ...
EFF responds to alarming gender-based violence statistics in South Africa
The Economic Freedom Fighters express outrage over the HSRC’s findings on gender-based violence, highlighting the ...
Mob justice a growing problem in some African countries
Mob justice is on the rise in some African countries, particularly in South Africa. Violent killings are connected to poverty, while a lack of trust in the judicial system propels the problem.
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Steve Letsike Calls for Urgent Action to Combat Gender-Based Violence in SA
Deputy Minister of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Steve Letsike, has emphasized the critical need to address ...
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Paul Mashatile | The hidden economic burden: How GBV undermines SA's prosperity
The cost of GBV in South Africa is staggering, with recent studies estimating the economic burden of gender-based violence to ...
More men are coming forward as victims of domestic violence
When it comes to domestic violence women are still the primary victim, but advocates say more men are reporting violence ...
Why post-election violence in Mozambique is a concern for Southern Africa
Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of Mozambique disputed Oct. 9 elections, which saw ruling party Frelimo’s ...