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South Africa Signs Commitment to End Abuse

South Africa has become one of the first countries to sign a commitment pledge with the United Nations to end violence against women and girls.

South Africa: Deputy Minister Thabethe Says Women Should Be in the Forefront of the Struggle Against Abuse of Women and Women Emancipation

Govt of SA, 11 March 2013

Challenges that women all over the world are facing, can only be overcome and eradicated if the women themselves are prepared to roll up their sleeves and confront them head on.… Read more »

GCIS male staff members stand up against rape at the Day of Action Against rape campaign

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Africa: One Billion Women and Men Rising ...

Fahamu, 7 March 2013

In honour of International Women' Day (8 March), a global examination of the problems and issues facing women in the last few years is presented. In order for these issues to be… Read more »

South Africa's Violent Society?

President Jacob Zuma has cautioned that South Africa's citizens should not paint the country as inherently violent. He was speaking amidst the various incidents of rape against ... Read more »
- South Africa: South Africans 'Mostly Caring, Peaceful'
- Resource Document South AFrica is a Peaceful Country-Jacob Zuma
Is Rape Taken Seriously in South Africa?

The government's Inter-Ministerial Committee on Violence against Women and Children has called on police and social workers to treat abuse and rape cases with more gravity after a ... Read more »
- South Africa: 'Rape Not Treated Seriously'
- South Africa: What the Pistorius Case May Say About Gender Violence
S Africans Urged to Take a Stand Against Rape

The Government Communication and Information System has added its voice to the national call for South Africans to get involved and take a firm stand against rape and all forms of ... Read more »
- South Africa: Strategies for Prevention of Sexual Offences Needs to Be Reviewed - Premier Thandi Modise
- South Africa: SA Urged to Stand Up Against Rape