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  • Posters for the #TotalShutDown march set for 1 August 2018. Picture: @WomenProtestSA/Twitter

    #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.

    994 days ago
  • Posters for the #TotalShutdown march set for 1 August 2018. Picture: @WomenProtestSA/Twitter

    #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.

    995 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    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.

    995 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    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.

    996 days ago
  • A large crowd gathered in Pretoria on Tuesday for the 100 Men March. Picture: Louise McAuliffe/EWN

    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.

    1015 days ago
  • #JustMen is a multilingual docu-drama for men and is performed by South African men who tell their personal stories. Picture: CapeTalk

    [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.

    1023 days ago
  • Westerford high school learners getting ready to watch the Baxter Theatre’s latest flagship production #JustMen, which calls for men to unite and take a stand against abuse. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    [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.

    1040 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    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.

    1047 days ago
  • FLE: Police Minister Bheki Cele. Picture: EWN

    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.

    1074 days ago
  • New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks at a press conference to announce a multi-state lawsuit to block the Trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census form, at the headquarters of District Council 37, New York City's largest public employee union, 3 April 2018 in New York City.  Picture: AFP

    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.

    1078 days ago
  • Women from Joe Public United, a communications agency, launched a campaign on 22 March 2018 to raise awareness around abuse. Picture: Refilwe Pitjeng/EWN

    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.

    1126 days ago
  • Western Cape Community Safety MEC Dan Plato speaks to residents in Manenberg during a campaign against women and child abuse on 2 December 2017. Picture: Monique Mortlock/EWN

    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."

    1235 days ago
  • Gauteng Premier David Makhura addresses the provincial launch of 16 Days of Activism for no violence against women and children campaign on 25 November 2017. Picture: @GautengProvince.

    #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.

    1242 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    ‘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.

    1279 days ago
  • FILE: Susan Shabangu. Picture: AFP.

    [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.

    1328 days ago
  • Social Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza. Picture: Facebook.com.

    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.

    1340 days ago
  • FILE: Gauteng Social Development MEC Nandi Mayathula-Khoza. Picture: YouTube screengrab.

    ‘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.

    1340 days ago
  • Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    1342 days ago
  • Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: GCIS.

    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.

    1343 days ago
  • FILE: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: GCIS

    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.

    1344 days ago
  • FILE: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    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.

    1344 days ago
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