by Enala Phiri Intimate partner violence is one of the most common forms of violence against women and includes physical,sexual,emotional and controlling. And sad part is that most women fail to come out in...
by Enala Phiri Intimate partner violence is one of the most common forms of violence against women and includes physical,sexual,emotional and controlling. And sad part is that most women fail to come out in the open of fear of being victimized by family and friends.Abuse is a horrible experience....
By Minenhle Moyo As we draw near the 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), the Women’s Institute for Leadership Development has already started its mission to educate community members on Gender-Based Violence (GBV), as part of efforts to reduce the rate of violence within communities. Speaking during...
by Rapule Moiloa Gender based violence is still a problem in our society the first six days of January 2021 a women was killed on the 06-01-2021 in Diepkloof zone 6 by her boyfriend at her home then the boyfriend left after shooting her. He went to his home...
Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (PACSA) is a social justice organization that is appalled and deeply concerned by the increase of Gender-Based Violence in our country. We see the tears and feel the pain of those affected and ask, what have become of our societies? What have become...
by Rapule Moiloa The abuse of women and children is inhuman and what is worrying is that it is done by people who are close by be it husband, boyfriend or a trusted someone. The people who are supposed to be friends of women and children because they are...
A young couple in Eshowe got married very early and I think they were all 21 years old. The guy is a policeman and the young woman usebenza enkantolo. This guy has been abusing his wife but engaboshwa and the lady decided to ukumshiya cs ubese khathele , she...
by a Own Correspondant In 2018, there was a case of a young woman from Umlalazi here at Eshowe who was caught raping a 10 year old boy during a function at the boy’s house. The case took long to be settled, however last week, the accused young woman...
Most of the women in the group and community in Pietermaritzburg Central, KZN, are surviving on hand to mouth basis where, in a normal situation, spend the day doing different activities. depending on day today activity. The lockdown is stopping the women has stopped the women from being financially...
Poverty has placed women in vulnerable and precarious situations such that they find themselves in abusive relationships and having children with different men. Thando (not her real name) from Vaal highlighted this when she spoke about her difficult situation as an unemployed single mother living in abject poverty. She...
By Rapule Moiloa Gender violence is real. Rights are violated by men who perpetrate criminal behaviour and abuse against women and children. Women face many challenges every day. Poverty, unemployment and low self-esteem puts young woman in awkward situations that find them in relationships where they are emotionally and...