Rape is endemic in South Africa. Why the ANC government keeps...
Rape in South Africa is systemic and endemic. The country’s annual police crime statistics confirm this. There were 42,289 rapes reported in 2019/2020, as...
The Roe v Wade decision: young South Africans share their thoughts
On June 24, the US Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v Wade which was a ruling passed in 1979 ensuring abortions were constitutionally...
How the Depp-Heard case might shape the future of domestic abuse...
If you are even remotely engaged with popular culture, you have likely encountered the discourse surrounding the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case. The trial was,...
[WATCH] GBV film by high-school learners during Eh!woza’s Learner Doccies programme
GBV was produced by high-school learners (grade 9 and 10) during Eh!woza’s Learner Doccies programme. From the perspective of three women, the film takes...
Accountability for violence has to have tangible consequences
A convicted rapist was elected as a municipal mayor in South Africa. This happened just weeks before the annual 16 days. The 16 Days...
Gender-Based Violence victims are #NotJustANumber
With an additional 9556 people having had reported rape between July 1 2021 to September 20 2021, South Africa still remains the destination of...
How the July unrest could shape #LGE2021 in KwaZulu Natal
In July 2021, unrest broke out in KwaZulu Natal and rapidly spread across the province. With elections just around the corner, the July protests...
Nigeria’s police: few promises of reform have been kept a year...
Police brutality is not unique to Nigeria. The menace is almost universal. It is the level of accountability and transparency in policing that makes...
Cultural norms that fuel prevalence of domestic violence need to be...
South Africa urgently needs to deal with the patriarchal cultural norms that fuel and normalise the scourge of domestic violence. This is according to...
#MosqueMeToo: Harrowing allegations emerge from report about Fatih Seferagic
Facing Abuse in Community Environments (FACE), a US-based organisation, has released a report into serious allegations against Fatih Seferagic. Seferagic, a German-born reciter, visited...
News Flash: Discord in Palestinian solidarity movement in SA highlighted in...
On Wednesday, community radio station Salaamedia hosted a panel discussion titled “Maintaining the momentum in the solidarity struggle for a free #Palestine”. Featured on...
From UJ: How we are transforming the university to respond to...
Issues of gender and sexuality have been strongly debated in South Africa’s new democracy. From the National Women’s Coalition (NWC) in the early 1990s...
From government officials to social media creatives, rape culture is everywhere
When comments and videos perpetuating rape culture are left unchecked, what message is being sent to survivors and victims of sexual violence?
A popular South...
When men speak out against abuse they must be ready to...
In the name of a progressive politics, in the name of spaces of teaching and learning about the inequities of the world, we have...
Government red tape is actually sticky tape that never ends
Accessing government funds when existing as a NGO is like trying to jog in quicksand. In recent interviews with The Daily Vox, two organisations...
Quote This Woman+ on 16 Days of Activism
This year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women coincides with the release of the Wits State of the Newsroom Report, which contains...
We need to look beyond consent in discussions of sex and...
As a sexual violence researcher, one of the most important things I’ve learned about sexual violence, mostly from the feminist movement, is the importance...
Map of GBV shelters in South Africa
This is a list of GBV shelters in South Africa.
Read more: Here is a list of organisations helping to fight Gender-based violence in...
Organisations Fighting Gender-based Violence in SA
We have put together a list of organisations fighting gender-based violence across the country.
Eastern Cape
Ikhwezi Women’s Support Centre Cathcart
Ikhwezi Women’s Support Centre is an...
The Daily Vox’s 16 Days 16 Voices Campaign
The 16 days of activism against gender-based violence begins this week in South Africa. While it's an important time, it is simply not enough...
