The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) welcomes the appointment of Dr Zubeda Dangor to the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NCGBVF), describing the decision as an important milestone for the shelter sector and South Africa’s broader response to gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). Dr Dangor, a clinical psychologist, GBVF specialist and one of the country’s most...Continue reading
The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) notes the appointment of Minister Dina Pule as Minister of Social Development following a period of public concern regarding leadership, governance and accountability. It is a pivotal moment for the department and for the millions of vulnerable South Africans who rely on its services. “Leadership transitions inevitably create uncertainty, but our priority...Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 21 May 2026 FOUR YEARS. THREE PROTESTS. ONE COURT ORDER. ONE MEDIATION. ZERO CHANGE. Gauteng’s social care sector takes to the streets again as the Gauteng Department of Social Development (GDSD) neglects its own funding policy for the fourth consecutive year – and vulnerable communities pay the price. Hundreds of non-profit organisations will picket outside the...
As South Africa prepares to commemorate thirty-two (32) years of Freedom Day on 27 April, the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) is calling for urgent national reflection on what freedom truly means in a country where gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) has now been classified as a national disaster. “This classification formalises what shelters across the country have...
The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) heads to Sydney Australia this week, to participate in the 5th World Conference of Women’s Shelters (5WCWS) – the world’s largest gathering by and for those working on the frontline to end gender-based violence. Happening for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere, the conference runs from 15 to 18 September 2025....
The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) says that this Women’s Month, it also wants to shine a spotlight on the contemptable ongoing practice by some SAPS officers of encouraging or permitting the withdrawal of gender-based violence (GBV) cases. “This is not a procedural failure – it’s a betrayal of justice,” says the NSMSA. “Pushing survivors to drop charges...Continue reading
The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) – an umbrella organisation supporting a network of over 100 gender-based violence (GBV) shelters across the country – expresses deep concern and sorrow over the tragic murder-suicide in Soweto involving a senior police officer, who allegedly took the lives of his intimate partner and her brother, before turning the weapon on himself....
The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) – a national body supporting over 100 shelters that provide refuge for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) – has launched a crowd funding campaign on Back-a-Buddy to keep its National GBV Helpline running. For many women and children trapped in abusive homes, the Helpline is the first life-saving step toward freedom and...
As youth unemployment reaches an all-time high, at 62.4%, the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) revealed shocking evidence that economic hardship, gender inequality and social media trends are driving blesser/blessee relationships between older men and young women and girls in South Africa. NSMSA National Coordinator, Anisa Moosa, says “Our biggest concern about these blesser/blessee relationships is their contribution...Continue reading
This Youth Month, the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) is shining a spotlight on the resilience of young women who are surviving and rising beyond gender-based violence. One such voice is Ayanda Mkhize, a 27-year-old mother who has turned her personal trauma into a mission of awareness and hope. Ayanda, who fell into an abusive relationship in her...Continue reading