Gender-based Violence – Page 2

by CSVR June 20, 2019

Media

Press Release: Feminist Civil Society Organisations Call on President and Minister of Finance to Make Good on Promises to Fund the Fight against Gender-Based Violence

Despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s pronouncements in the February 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA) that funding would be allocated to combat Gender-Based Violence, when Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, delivered his budget speech on 20 ...

by Malose Langa and Steven Rebello June 2, 2019

Strengthening Urban Violence Prevention through the CWP: Learnings from CSVR's Pre- and Post-Training Evaluation

CSVR has conducted research on South Africa’s Community Work Programme (CWP) since 2010. In 2016, the organisation commenced with an eff ort to strengthen urban violence prevention interventions carried out by CWP through their work. ...

by Jasmina Brankovic April 6, 2019

Publications , Research

Research Brief: What Drives Violence in South Africa

This research brief outlines the literature on drivers of violence in South Africa and then puts it in context by summarising views on violence among community members who work with CSVR in four local communities. ...

by CSVR March 8, 2019

Articles , Media

Press Release: International Women's Day – To End the Crisis of Gender-Based Violence

CSVR’s 2017 research study “Violence against Women in South Africa: A Country in Crisis” raises critical concerns by women around the many calls for survivors to break the silence on gender based violence (GBV) in ...

by Maxine Rubin November 27, 2018

Articles , Media

Transitional Justice's Glass Ceiling

Can transitional justice initiatives achieve their ambitious agenda of combatting gender based violence? The spotlight on gender-based violence (GBV) has possibly never been brighter than in recent years. The United Nations has declared an annual International ...

by CSVR October 25, 2018

Articles , Media

Press Release: The Mid-Term Budget Speech Should Set Aside a 'Ring-Fenced' Budget

The Finance Minister should not turn a blind eye to the scourge of gender based violence (GBV) during this year’s Medium Term Budget Speech, on October 24, says #TheTotalShutDown movement. #TheTotalShutdown movement in collaboration with ...

by Nonsikelelo Ncube October 25, 2018

Articles , Media

Omotoso's Lawyer Exposes Horror of Testifying about Rape

Defence lawyer Peter Daubermann’s targeted attack on witness and rape survivor Cheryl Zondi has exposed detrimental flaws in SA’s judicial system. In a country where an unprecedented number of sexual and gender-based crimes are left unreported, ...