LAURA RUNCHMAN In SA, gender-based violence (GBV) is an epidemic, with one in three women subjected to some form of abuse in their lifetime. Both men and women can experience GBV, though women and children are much more likely to be…
JACKIE ORSMOND Domestic violence is violence or abuse in a domestic setting- with someone that you live with such as in marriage or cohabitation. Gender-based violence (GBV) is violence that is directed at an individual based on his/her…
LIAM PARRISH Sixteen Days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV) is here. While many of us are starting to lose hope that the scourge of violence against women will ever end, the next 16 days provide an opportunity to reignite…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR JACKIE ORSMOND I would like to respond to the enlightening article which was published recently by the GO! & Express. Masithethe Counselling Services was fortunate to receive a visit last week from the DA Women’s…
To do its part to help tackle gender-based violence (GBV) in SA, SPAR has promised to donate the entry fee proceeds from its upcoming Women’s Virtual Challenge to organisations that support GBV victims. “SPAR has pledged to take action…
While murder and other serious crimes have decreased since the beginning of the 21-day national lockdown, cases of domestic violence have sharply increased, with activists saying it has reached crisis levels. In the latest case of…
Beaming with pride, Kingsridge High School girls celebrated a milestone 145 years of the school’s existence last week. The event, held at the King William’s Town school, was graced by old girls from the classes of 1968 through to 2015,…
Local resident Sibaphiwe Ndlela published his first book, Nokuthula’s Story, recently. The book took Ndlela three months to complete and is about a girl named Nokuthula who’s life begins to collapse after her father’s death. Ndlela, who…
In light of the national 16 Days of Activism, a march against gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide was organised by Miss Eastern Cape Beauty With a Purpose in East London last Saturday. The march started at Trinity Methodist Church…
“Is this what justice is? For him this bail of R2,000 is like a pat on the back.” These were the words of Maria Clark after the court granted the man accused of killing her daughter, Angelique Clark-Abrahams, bail. Carl Abrahams, the…
Are you trapped in a situation of gender-based violence? Help could be a phone call away. An East London NGO is reaching out to women and children being violated physically or psychologically, offering a hotline during 16 Days of Activism…
Cebelihle Bhengu President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed a joint sitting yesterday between the NCOP and members of the National Assembly‚ where he told members about his emergency plan to tackle violence against women and children. These are…
The escalation in gender-based violence has sparked a mass mobilisation of South Africans in recent weeks. With many accusing the government of turning a blind eye, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on September 5 was met…
KING William’s Town was brought to a standstill recently after scores of community and youth members staged a peaceful picketing and prayer session in front of the magistrate’s court on Friday afternoon. More than 100 women and men…
One of our lead stories this week was the opening of the One Day at a Time (ODAAT) Alcohol and Drug Recovery Centre in Buffalo Flats. During the opening ceremony, ODAAT chairperson Suraya Leeuw said something that really stuck with me.…
