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Ramaphosa Announces Plan to Combat South African Gender Violence

Addressing a Joint Sitting of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an emergency plan to deal with the violence against women and children in the country by strengthening the criminal justice system, improving the economic power of women, enhancing the legal and policy framework and prevention measures like media campaigns.

South Africa: Emergency Plan to Protect Women and Children

SAnews.gov.za, 19 September 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced an emergency plan to deal with the violence against women and children in the country. Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa's 5-Point Emergency Plan to Tackle Gender-Based Violence

News24Wire, 19 September 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday announced a five-point emergency plan to put a halt to gender-based violence during an extraordinary joint sitting of Parliament. Read more »

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President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament (file photo).

South Africa: Lead By Example, Show Women Respect

SAnews.gov.za, 19 September 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on men to play an active role in the movement against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa's Fight Against Gender-Based Violence in Times of Govt Debilitation

Daily Maverick, 19 September 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa's 'emergency action plan' to end gender-based violence had little new or imaginative to rid South Africa of this blight. Wednesday's joint sitting was a… Read more »
South Africa: Premier Alan Winde Participates in Gender-Based Violence Debate in National Assembly, 18 Sep

Govt of SA, 18 September 2019

Premier Alan Winde to participate in debate on gender-based violence in the National Assembly Read more »

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Xenophobia, March Against Gender-Based Violence Loom Over WEF

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