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#TotalShutDown movement calls on govt to bring down crime rate
Women and non-gender conforming individuals are due to march in Pretoria on Wednesday to raise awareness about abuse faced by women, children and the LGBTI community.
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#TotalShutdown march against gender abuse not open to men
The movement is also calling for a shutdown of economic activity for the day or at least a pause between 1pm and 1:30pm.
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217 life sentences handed to women, child abusers
Women and men are expected to take part in a countrywide march against gender-based violence on Wednesday.
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New Zealand to grant paid leave for victims of domestic abuse
The new law was hailed by anti-violence groups worldwide, including the UK-based Women's Aid, which vowed to push for similar legislation in Britain.
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Tsenoli: #100MenMarch an opportunity for men to protect women, children better
National Assembly Deputy Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli says men in Parliament should have done more to curb the current spate of abuse against women and children.
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[OPINION] Gender-based violence: ‘We are the difference that can be made’
Lisa Joshua Sonn says the cycle of abuse can only be broken by ordinary people who speak up and cause a disruption or intervention.
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[WATCH] Cape High School marches against women and child abuse
Ahead of Youth Day, male learners from Westerford High School marched from their school to the Baxter Theatre to take a stand against the abuse of women and children.
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Community Safety MEC says women killings on the rise
Gauteng MEC for Community Safety Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane says since last year, there's been an increase in the number of women killed in gender-based violence, particularly around Johannesburg.
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Cele: Crimes against women must be prioritised
Police Minister Bheki Cele called on women who feel abused to report their ordeals at the nearest police station.
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New York state attorney general resigns after report he abused women
In the article published late on Monday, the New Yorker reported that four women who said they had had romantic relationships or encounters with Schneiderman said they had been subjected to nonconsensual physical violence.
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Awareness campaign launched in Sandton against women abuse
Women dressed in all black, stood in pouring rain and formed a row holding placards with headlines of news about women abuse.
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WC Gov. takes 16 days of activism campaign to Manenberg
Community Safety MEC Dan Plato will be taking this campaign to other areas in the coming days, including Langa, Delft and Bonteheuwel, under the theme of "Speak Out - Be the Voice of Courage."
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#16DaysOfActivism: Makhura calls for a multi-stakeholder approach against abuse
Gauteng Premier David Makhura says the abuse of women and children will not happen under government watch.
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‘Some men think women’s bodies belong to them’
South African men have been urged to take a stand against abuse of women and children.
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[LISTEN] Violence against women in SA: A crisis or a challenge?
Talk Radio 702’s Bongani Bingwa weighs in on the statement by Minister of Women in the Presidency Susan Shabangu on gender-based violence.
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GP Social Development MEC calls for men to actively fight women abuse
Mayathula-Khoza says the belief by some that men hold power and women should be excluded needs to change.
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‘Educating boy child key to dealing with abuse, inequality’
MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza says there needs to be partnerships from organisastions led by men- to fight the scourge of women abuse.
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Motsoaledi: Men trailing in fight against HIV and Aids
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says men are trailing in the fight against HIV and Aids as they amount to only 30% of people who test for the virus.
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Ramaphosa's ex-wife: Abuse claims seek to prevent him from becoming president
The ex-wife of deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa, Hope Ramaphosa says she can't believe what people are prepared to say simply for political reasons.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: 'Cyril would not beat up a woman'
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa's ex-wife Hope Ramaphosa has denied that he ever laid a hand on her during their relationship.
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Dlamini-Zuma urges Police Minister to review questions asked to abuse victims
The former African Union chair told a panel discussion at Constitution Hill that it is not right that women are asked what they did that led to the abuse.
