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South Africa News
South Africans debate the death penalty amid rise in gender-based violence
South African lawmakers have no appetite to restore the death penalty, despite growing calls globally for the reinstatement of capital…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa urges men to do better in the fight against GBV
President Cyril Ramaphosa is urging men to do better in the fight against gender-based violence. Ramaphosa says it is the…
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Mzansi Celebs
Idols Judge Unathi takes aim at SA men on their silence over GBV
Singer Unathi Nkayi has penned a letter to South African men concerning their “silent” response towards gender-based violence and the…
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Justice system has failed women in SA
Gauteng Community Safety MEC, Faith Mazibuko, says the justice system has failed women in South Africa. She says many gender…
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President Ramaphosa promises to change existing laws dealing with GBV
President Cyril Ramaphosa is promising to change South Africa’s existing laws dealing with gender-based violence. Ramaphosa says new laws will…
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Deputy President David Mabuza calls for unity in the fight against gender-based violence
Deputy President, David Mabuza wants South Africans to join hands in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide. Mabuza officially…
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South Africa News
16 Days of Activism: When will the gender-based violence end?
Every year a 16-day long campaign against violence against women and children is held and each year, it appears to…
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Rape victim’s mother begs government to take Gender-based violence seriously
The Pietermaritzburg community is worried about the safety of their children after a minor was raped recently. The 11-year-old was…
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World News
#ShutItAllDown in Namibia – The fight against gender-based violence
Since early October, hundreds of furious demonstrators – mainly younger women – have taken to the streets of Namibia’s capital,…
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South Africa News
KwaMashu community angered by rise in cases of GBV and violence against children
The community of KwaMashu are outraged and disappointed by the justice system as cases of gender-based violence and violence against…
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Entertainment
Bonang Matheba Speaks on Mzansi’s gender-based violence Crisis
Bonang Matheba has learnt to keep her political or polarizing views on social injustice issues to herself. Sometimes, she will surprise…
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South Africa News
Cabinet calls on communities to fight gender-based violence
The Cabinet has reaffirmed its commitment to fight the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide as police try to clamp…
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South Africa News
Families of victims of Gender-Based Violence say the justice system is failing them
Families of the victims of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) say the criminal justice system is failing them. They say alleged perpetrators…
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Limpopo MEC worried about escalating GBV murders
Limpopo MEC for social development, Nkakareng Rakgoale says harsher punishments meted out against perpetrators of Gender-Based Violence can help deter…
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South Africa News
Calls to declare Gender-based violence a national crisis
Gender-based violence must be declared a national crisis. That’s the plea from a group of women protesting in Roodepoort on…
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Mzansi Celebs
Sello Maake Ka-Ncube aims to fight Gender-based violence through Mzansi Act Now
Veteran film and theatre actor Sello Maake Ka-Ncube has joined thousands of South Africans in the fight against the rising…
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South Africa News
Thandi Modise urge the public to comment on Gender-based violence laws
National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise and National Council of Provinces chairperson Amos Masondio have called on the public to take…
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South Africa News
Lockdown: President Ramaphosa identifies 30 gender-based violence hot spots
Through data collected while the country was on a hard Covid-19 lockdown since March 26, the government has been able…
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Mzansi Celebs
Rami Chuene: No amount of prayer and fasting will help with gender-based-violence
As gender-based violence (GBV) continues to make South African women live in fear, actress Rami Chuene quickly shut down a tweep who…
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South Africa News
Covid-19 Solidarity fund gets R50 million boost from UK government
In a tweet on Sunday morning, the department said “The grant is aimed at extending the Fund’s ongoing efforts to…
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