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Sonke Gender Justice expresses concern at responses to a video shared on social media on Monday 4 March 2019, showing what appears to be the singer Bongekile ‘Babes Wodumo’ Simelane being assaulted by her partner, Mandla ‘Mampintsha’ Maphumulo. This is …
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The network hosted a number of activities to educate and sensitise targeted audiences about GBV and its consequences.
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Statement from Civil Society Organisations working on Gender Based Violence.
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In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba… We hear of one woman’s struggle to address the needs of people living with disabilities, particularly women and girls, in a rural part of South Africa. In Kenya, a social media campaign seeking justice …
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In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba… Lesotho launches a mobile app to help tackle gender-based violence. We hear that women in Ghana pay a heavy social price for not having children. And, Kenya recently hosted the 2nd National Conference on …
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Coming up on the show, we pay tribute to the late former permanent representative of South Africa to the United Nations, Dumisani Khumalo, a man who has been described as a giant and a feminist who created platforms for women’s …
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In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba, Kenya-based anti-FGM campaigner, Tony Mwebia, speaks about female genital mutilation (FGM) following the December holiday break which is known as FGM peak season in Kenya. And, Yared Bagambilana, Assistant Co-Ordinator of MenEngage Tanzania, speaks …
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Dean Peacock shares his story with Aspire and offers some advice on what men can do to promote gender equality and human rights.
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Watch the eNCA broadcast here.
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This includes calls for racialised murder, threats against the IEC, and actual assault of a woman advocate in the Johannesburg High Court.
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Emerging just at the tail end of the 16 Days of Activism of No Violence Against Women and Children is the recent reports of alleged sexual harassment perpetrated by the national spokesperson of the ANC, Pule Mabe. This is a …
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If there is one important lesson that we have learned from our campaigns over the years, it is that NOT speaking up against GBV is not an option.
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How can men and boys be part of the #HearMeToo campaign that is the theme of 2018’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children? Khopotso Bodibe discusses this question in this wide-ranging interview with MenEngage Africa’s Campaigns and …
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For far too long, impunity, silence, stigma and shame have fuelled gender-based violence to alarming levels.
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Photographs from Sonke and MenEngage Africa’s seminar on faith and gender equality.
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In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba, Khopotso Bodibe asks: What can men do to prevent and end violence against women and children? We hear the last episode of Safe Ride, a five-part radio drama series aimed at highlighting sexual and …
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