By Lebone Rodah Mosima
The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday told South Africans to commit to a year-round effort to end Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), saying change would only come through collective action beyond government.
The department said GBVF remained a national crisis requiring urgent, coordinated intervention across society, even as the state continued to strengthen laws, expand support services and accelerate implementation of the National Strategic Plan on GBVF.
“The fight against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide must extend far beyond the annual 16 Days of Activism campaign,” the department said, calling for a “365-day, year-round commitment to prevent violence, protect vulnerable groups, and build a society grounded in equality, dignity and safety”.
Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said the burden could not rest on the state alone. “Every day is a day to end GBVF. Let us work together to build the South Africa we
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