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Key appointments to stabilise the Department of Social Development

ESG & Sustainability

Key appointments to stabilise the Department of Social Development

9 Jun 2025

‘Accelerate Action’ for empowerment

FMCG

‘Accelerate Action’ for empowerment

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 7 Mar 2025

Be active in the journey to no violence against women and children

Health & Social Welfare

Be active in the journey to no violence against women and children

Clarice Jacobs, Issued by Westlink Business Solutions 7 Dec 2024

Nedbank's latest campaign shines light on financial abuse against women

Advertising

Nedbank's latest campaign shines light on financial abuse against women

Issued by Joe Public 18 Dec 2024

The Pinkies – a community approach to ending GBV

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

The Pinkies – a community approach to ending GBV

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 10 Dec 2024

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Labour Law

Are employers' responsibilities to act against GBV limited to the workplace?

Keshni Naicker, Amandla Makhongwana, and Angel Phakathi 25 Nov 2024

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Children call for inclusion of their issues in the National Strategic Plan on GBVF

21 Oct 2024

Dis-Chem and Kolisi Foundation join forces to tackle GBV in SA

ESG

Dis-Chem and Kolisi Foundation join forces to tackle GBV in SA

30 Aug 2024

Ending gender-based violence one conversation at a time

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Ending gender-based violence one conversation at a time

Issued by The Foschini Group 25 Jun 2024

Legislation & Regulation

GBV, NPA Bills signed into law

27 May 2024

Tutu Puoane: the South African singer on creating her new album out of Lebo Mashile’s poetry

Music

Tutu Puoane: the South African singer on creating her new album out of Lebo Mashile’s poetry

Nomfundo Xaluva 18 Apr 2024

Source: © RSF The BBC World Service has filed an urgent appeal to UN over abuse of national security and counter-terrorism laws against BBC News Persian journalists

Media Freedom

BBC World Service files urgent appeal to UN over abuse of BBC News Persian journalists

17 Apr 2024

Unite to end gender-based violence

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Unite to end gender-based violence

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 11 Dec 2023

Nzimande speaks out on violence against women at universities

Higher Education

Nzimande speaks out on violence against women at universities

23 Nov 2023

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Govt to launch 16 Days of Activism campaign

21 Nov 2023

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

Draft White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection approved for publication

6 Nov 2023

More women and gay men under attack after Twitter rebrand

Mobile & Apps

More women and gay men under attack after Twitter rebrand

31 Oct 2023

Progress made in fighting GBV in higher learning institutions

Higher Education

Progress made in fighting GBV in higher learning institutions

31 Aug 2023

#WomensMonth: Bushra Razack's journey in Philippi Village's entrepreneurial ecosystem

Social Entrepreneurship

#WomensMonth: Bushra Razack's journey in Philippi Village's entrepreneurial ecosystem

Imran Salie 28 Aug 2023

The power of needlework: how embroidery is helping South African women tell unspeakable stories

Design & Manufacturing

The power of needlework: how embroidery is helping South African women tell unspeakable stories

Puleng Segalo 24 Aug 2023

Sappi's #EmpowerHer community programme aims to uplift young women through sport

CSI & Philanthropy

Sappi's #EmpowerHer community programme aims to uplift young women through sport

Issued by Sappi 16 Aug 2023

Women of 1956 should inspire us to complete the work they started

FMCG

Women of 1956 should inspire us to complete the work they started

Millicent Maroga, Issued by Heineken South Africa 8 Aug 2023

Image supplied. A media training workshop on violence against women in elections (VAWIE) was hosted by The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN)

Media Freedom

Zimbawe media workshop on violence against women in elections

6 Jul 2023

#AfricaMonth: Mimi Kalinda - Living her passion for a better Africa

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Mimi Kalinda - Living her passion for a better Africa

Danette Breitenbach 31 May 2023

Source: © Unesco The 2023 Unesco / Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian women journalists

Media Freedom

Unesco/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize awarded to 3 imprisoned Iranian women journalists

3 May 2023

Source © CGTN Africa Journalists, in particular women journalists, are being threatened, physically as well as virtually

Media

Whose responsibility is journalists' safety - media houses, civil society, government, or society as a whole?

Danette Breitenbach 8 Feb 2023

The Sorbet Group in partnership with Powa commemorates the 16 Days of Activism

ESG

The Sorbet Group in partnership with Powa commemorates the 16 Days of Activism

Issued by OnPoint PR 15 Dec 2022

Glencore, NPA hand over Dilokong Thuthuzela Care Centre in Limpopo

Health & Social Welfare

Glencore, NPA hand over Dilokong Thuthuzela Care Centre in Limpopo

29 Nov 2022

Image by Newton James: Kim Blanche´ Adonis

Theatre

Baxter Theatre presents He Had it Coming

28 Nov 2022

Avon pledges $1m in grants to NGOs working to end gender-based violence

Health & Social Welfare

Avon pledges $1m in grants to NGOs working to end gender-based violence

25 Nov 2022

November Public Sector Leaders highlights 16 Days of Activism

Magazines

November Public Sector Leaders highlights 16 Days of Activism

Issued by Topco Media 18 Nov 2022

DDB Romania launches campaign against virginity testing

ESG

DDB Romania launches campaign against virginity testing

21 Jun 2022

Mimi Kalinda, ACG Group CEO, shares her storytelling journey

Media

Mimi Kalinda, ACG Group CEO, shares her storytelling journey

Evan-Lee Courie 23 Mar 2022

Image supplied: Artscape production of She's a Fighter

Theatre

Human Rights focused productions at Artscape for March

3 Mar 2022

PMG challenges businesses to help combat GBV

OOH

PMG challenges businesses to help combat GBV

Issued by Provantage 17 Dec 2021

Mafahle Mareletse, managing director, Avon Turkey, Middle East & Africa. Source: Supplied

ESG

Avon donates R600k to local NGOs supporting GBV survivors

10 Dec 2021

GBV remains a thorn in society

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

GBV remains a thorn in society

10 Dec 2021

The power of purple

Health & Beauty

The power of purple

Issued by OnPoint PR 10 Dec 2021

Food insecurity is a "significant contributor to GBV"

Food, Water & Energy Security

Food insecurity is a "significant contributor to GBV"

6 Dec 2021

Celebrities, NPOs stand up to Gender-Based Violence

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Celebrities, NPOs stand up to Gender-Based Violence

3 Dec 2021

What word rhymes with orange? We think it's courage

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

What word rhymes with orange? We think it's courage

Issued by CDA Solutions 30 Nov 2021

Women's Health

SAMA calls for more education to deal with GBV crimes

26 Nov 2021

Men urged to take a stand against GBV

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Men urged to take a stand against GBV

25 Nov 2021