RE: PRIORITISING THE FIGHT AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ADDRESSING THE GENDERPAY GAP IN YOUR MANIFESTOS Dear Parliamentary Members,On behalf of the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA), we write this open letter toyou as Women’s Month draws to a close; a significant occasion that symbolises our commitment togender equality and justice. As you start preparing for the upcoming national...Continue reading
DATE: 31 AUGUST 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa Private Office of the PresidentUnion BuildingGovernment AvenuePretoria0002 RE: NSMSA OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA NATIONAL SHELTER MOVEMENT CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF POLICE MINISTER, AS GOVERNMENT FAILS TO STEM SPIRALLING GBV PANDEMIC Dear Mr. President,As an umbrella organisation representing approximately 95 GBV shelters around the country, the NSMSA has been actively supporting government’s...Continue reading
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The Global Network of Women’s Shelters (GNWS) CSW 66 parallel event hosted on the 14th March 2022, with one of NSMSA’s Executive Director’s Joy Lange.
It is with a very heavy and sore heart that the National Shelter Movement of South Africa, mourns the passing of a long-standing Board Member Ms Fazila Gany after her long battle against COVID-19, on Wednesday the 27th of January 2021. As with her activism she fought hard too in this battle, sadly she didn’t make it this time round....Continue reading
From Wednesday 2 December, women and other victims of domestic violence in South Africa are able to contact the National Shelter Movement of South Africa’s (NSMSA) 24-hour toll-free Shelter Helpline. This is the first national helpline exclusively dedicated to helping victims of domestic abuse access shelter services in each of the nine provinces, while also assisting with a variety of...Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE 20 AUGUST 2020 THE NATIONAL SHELTER MOVEMENT CALLS FOR THE PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS FUNDING OF WOMEN’S ABUSE SHELTERS
Attention: President Cyril Ramaphosa Minister for Women Minister of Social Development 20 August 2020 RE: NATIONAL SHELTER MOVEMENT CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT TO INTERVENE AND URGENTLY ADDRESS MURDEROUS FUNDING ISSUES WITH WOMEN’S SHELTERS
While South Africans are stockpiling and preparing for a 21-day countrywide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, for some, isolating at home presents additional risks, on top of avoiding possible CoVid-19 infection. According to the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSM) one of its main concerns is the potential for increased violence against women and children, who...Continue reading
South Africa has one of the highest rates of gender-based violence, but its shelters are battling to stay afloat – and government departments have been slow to explain why, writes New Frame journalist, Zandile Bangani.Continue reading