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Image: Supplied The Department of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities urges all South Africans to take collective responsibility in the ongoing national effort to end Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF). Bold leadership and strengthened collaboration across various levels of government and different sectors of society are essential. GBVF is a national crisis that demands urgent, coordinated action. While the government continues to strengthen laws, expand suppor

Image: Women for Change DWYPD Confirms Full Support for Presidential Pronouncement, Elevating GBVF as a Human Rights Priority The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) has issued a statement of full support for the Presidential declaration of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) as a national crisis. This bold pronouncement is hailed as a necessary step to strengthen the multi-sectoral response to one of the most pervasive human rights violatio