Category Archives: Gender-based violence
‘Laws must evolve’ to deal with GBV scourge – Justice Minister
Reprinted from SA News – 2025-06-02 Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has accepted memorandums from child protection organisations during a children’s march to the Constitutional Court on Sunday. The march – jointly organised with the Gauteng Department … Continue reading
Empowering survivors of sexual offences
Legal rights and support for survivors of a sexual offence In the 2022/2023 fiscal year, almost 53,900 South Africans reported being a victim of a sexual crime. The majority of these (c. 80%) were rapes. But rape is not the … Continue reading
Bills to curb gender-based violence ‘depend on implementation’
Reprinted from Sowetan Live, by Tankiso Makhetha – 2021-09-12 Victims’ families, activists say they have come too late for some While parliament adopted two bills aimed at curbing violence against women and children, families of victims who died at the … Continue reading