Western Cape High Court rejects the appeal of a convicted rapist, shedding light on the alarming rates of gender-based ...
Promises and laws have failed to curb the rising number of women killed in South Africa. Bold action and comprehensive ...
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Each year, South Africa joins the global community in observing the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based ... statistics indicating that (one in five women) will experience physical violence ...
Almost 200 Kenyan women were murdered in gender-based violent incidents in 2024, nearly double the previous year.
Gaborone, Botswana — Despite efforts by Botswanan authorities to combat gender-based violence ... in east and southern Africa experience physical and sexual violence in their lifetime.
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As South Africa grapples with its fight against gender-based violence, a more insidious form of abuse lurks in the shadows. Financial abuse, a form of manipulation that uses money as a means of ...
GABORONE, BOTSWANA - Despite efforts by Botswanan authorities to combat gender-based violence, nearly 100 women were raped ...