90-day blitz: Government wants to 'crush' gender-based violence

90-day blitz: Government wants to 'crush' gender-based violence

South Africa: Government launches 90-day blitz to crush Gender-Based Violence and Femicide

South Africa: Government launches 90-day blitz to crush Gender-Based Violence and Femicide

Government Ministers Launch Initiative to Fight Gender-Based Violence

Responding to the alarming rise in Gender-Based Violence, Government Security Cluster Ministers convened a special emergency meeting on April 14, 2025. Led by Cluster Co-Chairs Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu, the meeting resulted in the adoption of an ambitious 90-day acceleration program aimed at intensifying the national response to this critical issue. The urgency of the situation prompted the decision to revita…

TEARS Foundation and Avon Launch GBV Training Programme

TEARS Foundation (TEARS) and beauty brand Avon South Africa have launched 'Naked and Afraid No More,' a certified Survivor-Centred Training Programme designed for the first-line responders to Gender-Based Violence (GBV).

Women For Change Takes Femicide Crisis to Union Buildings, Vow to "Unbury" The Truth

South African women, led by Women For Change, delivered a powerful message to the Union Buildings. Marching with determination for a better and safer world for their fellow sisters, mothers and daughters, they carried a massive casket – a chilling symbol of the devastating reality of femicide in the nation.   Pretoria, South Africa (16 April 2025) – South African women are tired. Tired of being silenced, the excuses, losing their fellow sisters …