An accountability dialogue organised by Masimanyane Women’s Rights International on August 23 revealed that little has been done by local government departments this year to combat gender-based violence and femicide, despite promises made…
‘Fashion Meets Merc – Beauty Meets Benz’ was held at Hemingways Mall, marking the end of 16 Days of Activism Zikhona Ngxata is the only Eastern Cape delegate to be selected as one of the 25 finalists for the Mrs South Africa pageant and,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that three bills have been introduced by parliament as part of the government’s fight against gender-based violence (GBV). According to Ramaphosa, SA is on the cusp of the most far-reaching…
An Eastern Cape man tried to take his own life after allegedly killing Wits University student Asithandile “Kwasa” Zozo in Dutywa on Monday. The death of Zozo has sparked outrage on social media, with Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi…
From the streets, to petrol stations, to parks and parking lots, you are most likely to be killed in public, the crime statistics revealed on Friday morning. According to the annual statistics released by police minister Bheki Cele, a…
Police minister Bheki Cele has allocated R57bn towards visible policing from the ministry’s R105.5bn budget for 2020/21. His other priorities are administration services, which were allocated R20bn, and detective services, which received…
Stellenbosch University has temporarily suspended a final-year male student after he allegedly assaulted a female student at the weekend. The medical student allegedly committed the assault at the Tygerberg campus on Saturday. The…
Mmusi Maimane has shared the difficulty of living in fear on behalf of his daughter and women across the country who are vulnerable to gender-based violence. He was speaking to TV host Olwethu Leshabane via Instagram Live on Monday night.…
SA finds itself in the midst of two devastating epidemics: the novel coronavirus — and the scourge of gender-based violence that has seen a number of women brutally killed over the past few weeks. This is according to President Cyril…
A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Tshegofatso Pule, who was eight months pregnant when she was stabbed and strung up from a tree. Police spokesperson Col Noxolo Kweza said the man had been arrested while…
The Solidarity Fund has approved R17m in funding for initiatives that support victims of gender-based violence as part of its efforts to assist those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The fund, established by President Cyril Ramaphosa in…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the surge in murders of women and children in SA, saying it has been “a dark and shameful week for us as a nation”. He called on Saturday all South Africans to end the culture of silence around…
Insults were hurled at a former Post Office employee accused of raping and murdering UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana when he appeared in court on Tuesday. “You have killed her, you have killed us,” was shouted from the packed gallery at the…
#IAmNotNext was the theme of the day as the pupils of East London Science College attended the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Cry Awareness event which was held by Bumb’INGOMSO recently. Event organiser Khanya Mankayi said the need to create…
