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At least 66% of recent cases were performed by healthcare professionals, in an attempt to legitimise the practice. (David Harrison)

Why civil society has agreed to attend another presidential summit on gender-based violence

So far, the government has merely passed the buck and failed dismally to create any coordinated response to the issue.

(John McCann/M&G)

Safeguarding women’s rights during the Covid-19 shutdown

Women will be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic, particularly considering their contribution as caregivers, in both professional and domestic settings

A protest that took place outside the World Economic Forum in September against gender based violence. (David Harrison/M&G)

WEF on Africa did act on calls for action

An integrated plan to tackle gender-based violence was developed and will be monitored

Ramaphosa told those in attendance in Alexandra that he understands their grievances. “We must respond to the pain and the suffering that our people are going through.” (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Ramaphosa addresses Alexandra, says he thought Mashaba would have come first

Speaking at Alexandra Stadium on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa told residents the area “is not a dumping ground”

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Walk the talk against GBV

Mr Ramaphosa, you have seen and listened. Now it is time to make SA safe for women

At least 66% of recent cases were performed by healthcare professionals, in an attempt to legitimise the practice. (David Harrison)

#GBVSummit: ‘We have not budgeted for failure’ — Shabangu

As the two-day summit came to end, a declaration was reached and the mood was mostly triumphant, but it didn’t go without a few stumbling blocks

Straight up: The author cares deeply about the planet and her staff but refuses to molly-coddle them. Photo: Issei Kato/Reuters

On companies and scandal

"If we can stay on the right side of the law and keep the books presentable, what’s going on at these big organisations?"

​A gender violence robot

​A gender violence robot, seriously?

"I am afraid the president will be asking for many more minutes of silence and have many fewer voters next year."

South Africa has one of the highest rape statistics in the world, even higher than some countries at war

Cops drop charges against #TheTotalShutDown GP

Some of the charges levelled against the movement include violating the permit, intimidating the president and violence at the Union Buildings

Angry: Women nationwide marched or marked their protest against gender-based violence on August 1. (Delwyn Verasamy)

‘This march was long overdue’

Attending the total shutdown march gave one woman hope for her own family

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Editorial: Night owl sings good song

‘Rampahosa’s ability to say the right thing is unmatched. We hope he will also be pushed to do the right thing’

#TheTotalShutDown: The march, which marked the start of Women’s Month, could represent a total shift in the trajectory of gender politics in South Africa. (David Harrison)

Beyond #TheTotalShutdown: Lessons for the movement

The frictions that came to the fore at the march expose a need for forms of mobilisation independent of party politics

Women across the country’s nine provinces joined the #TheTotalShutdownMarch to protest the alarming rates of gender-based violence in South Africa. (David Harrison/M&G)

#THETOTALSHUTDOWN: Memorandum of demands

This document sets out our list of demands to the state

The Turkish leader’s statement came the day after Saudi authorities conceded Khashoggi had been killed inside their diplomatic compound in Istanbul. (Reuters)

Shutting down the blaming of women for rape

On Wednesday, women and gender non-conforming activists marched to mark the start of Women’s Month in South Africa and to say ‘enough is enough’

Many of the women participating in the Tshwane march knew someone who has been harmed or has died as a result of gender-based violence. (Gemma Ritchie/M&G)

Women ask for men to listen: ‘Our bodies are not crime scenes’

Hundreds of women along with members of the LGBTI and gender-neutral groups marched across South Africa raise awareness around gender-based violence