The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) is appalled and outraged by the acquittal of Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused on charges of rape, human trafficking, and racketeering. This verdict is not just a failure of the justice system – it is a devastating betrayal of every survivor who has ever come forward seeking justice. A Justice System That...Continue reading
7 October 2024: As South Africa braces for the upcoming Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on 30 October, the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) calls for urgent reforms in social care funding, especially in the fight to stem gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). This comes after the Gauteng Department of Social Development returned R554 million in unspent funds...
14 August 2024: In the last five years, courts around the country have thrown out cases of gender-based violence and femicide (GBV) due to missing dockets in the hands of the South African Police Service (SAPS). Authorities are yet to identify where the cracks are from reporting stage to dockets being made available to the courts for prosecution. The National...
5Th World Conference of Woman’s Shelters Sydney Australia.
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