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Reflections on the intersection of GBV and corruption in an election year

11 Apr 2024, 12:10

By Siphokuhle Mkancu – CW Voices As South Africa prepares for the elections on 29 May, and political parties rally behind their manifestos full of promises of change, it is important for us as the citizenry to reflect on gender-based violence (GBV). Corruption Watch released its annual report which includes a focus on the intersection Read more >

OUTREACH AND EVENTS

Youth decry inaction on 2022 memorandum, provide solutions in 2023 follow-up

23 Jun 2023, 13:29

By Kwazi Dlamini Just like the youth of 1976 against the apartheid government, the plight of young people continues to fall on deaf governmental ears, 29 years into democracy. The day is celebrated around the country to commemorate the schoolchildren who in 1976 marched against the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in Read more >

RAISING AWARENESS

Comment on National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill

11 Apr 2023, 11:48

The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities is calling for written comments on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill [B31-2022]. The bill seeks to establish an independent, multi-sectoral national council which will co-ordinate and implement a coherent national strategic plan to end gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide. It was Read more >

OUTREACH AND EVENTS

Int’l Youth Day: SA youth faces grave challenges, but spirit of ’76 lives on

12 Aug 2022, 10:35

By Kwazi Dlamini As the world marks International Youth Day today, 12 August, it is time to acknowledge that the problems affecting the youth are problems affecting everyone. South Africans are no strangers to debating difficult issues of political substance, be it on TV and radio or social media, at the workplace or even around Read more >

OPINIONS

SA police: Neither serving nor protecting GBV victims

30 Nov 2020, 15:45

By Sabeehah MotalaFirst published on News24 Before Parliament are three very important bills, amending various laws, all in the name of dealing with gender-based violence (GBV). So what are we, as an anti-corruption organisation, doing sticking our nose into GBV matters? Firstly, theoretical background is very important. A feminist conception of corruption leverages on the Read more >

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