Johannesburg, South Africa – Nearly a year after gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) was classified as a national disaster, South Africa’s frontline shelter sector says the response remains far too slow – and that the organisations supporting survivors are themselves struggling to survive. In two weeks, the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) will host the Sixth National Shelter...Continue reading
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