#stop gbv

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𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝟑 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 🇿🇦

𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜: 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚, 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚.

Gender-Based Violence in South Africa has officially been classified as a 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧

The Head of the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), Dr Bongani Elias Sithole, has classified GBVF as a national disaster. On November 21, 2025, thousands have protested across South Africa as part of a national shutdown to highlight the nation’s rampant GBVF. A demonstration has been organised to call on the government to declare GBV a national disaster by NGO Women for Change.

𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗚𝗕𝗩𝗙 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮

Gender-based violence and femicide are deeply entrenched and widespread crises in South Africa. Every day, women and children in both urban and rural communities face unimaginable violence and brutality. The government’s failure to take decisive action enables perpetrators to operate with impunity, leaving survivors without justice and communities in fear.

The following facts highlight the devastating reality of GBVF in South Africa. (All information can be found here) women for change

💜 The rate of femicide in South Africa is 6x higher than the global average, with at least 15 women being murdered every day.

💜 5,578 women were murdered in 2023/24, a 33,8% increase compared to the year before.

💜 1,656 children were murdered in 2023/24, a 38,7% increase compared to the year before

💜 42,569 rape cases were reported to the police in 2023/24.

💜 It’s estimated that 95% of rape cases are not reported.

💜 63,054 assaults with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm on women in 2023/24.

=> These alarming statistics make it clear that gender-based violence and femicide have reached a crisis point and that urgent action is needed to protect our women and children.

How can you help? 🤲

You may donate to the official website of women for change or donate here

Spread awareness, use the hashtag #stopgbvnow #StopGBV #justiceforsouthafrica #womenforchange

Use a purple pfp to stand in solidarity for the poor victims of gbv and femicide 💜

𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨: https://womenforchange.co.za/g20-women-shutdown/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn979g302l9o

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41243236/

𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

𝓕𝓸𝓻 𝓗𝓮𝓻.

𝓕𝓸𝓻 𝓨𝓸𝓾.

𝓕𝓸𝓻 𝓤𝓼.

[peterseerane]

[nommethemba]

Scenes from Johannesburg for the National Women’s Shutdown.

Women standing together. Voices raised. Streets filled with anger, courage, and hope. This is what solidarity looks like - a reminder that we are done begging, done explaining, done surviving in silence.

To every woman who showed up in the heat, in the rain, in her pain - you are the revolution!

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Gutted Blood Vanished

Warning: Depictions of Violence, Profanity

"Why can't you leave me alone?" He shouts, face twisted in rage.

The ghost blue as the sky floats to him. Her messy green afro almost hides her shocked bloodshot bruised eyes. Her red intestines, from guts to floor, leave a bloody trail, contrasting her black gumdrop pyjamas. Bloody hands printed all over her body like a final fucked up declaration that she belongs to the murderer. When she speaks, it is not from the mouth rather it is from the sliced-up neck.

"Maybe you should go report this to the police? Maybe they'll listen to you." She states in a joking tone. "And then they'll tell me I should be obeying my man and I'm making a huge fuss. They can help out. Tell them: 'My crazy ex ghost girlfriend is bothering me!'"

The man growls and grabs her. He stumbles through her and almost trips. A giggle from behind makes his face even redder. He wants his hands on her to show her that she cannot taunt him like a child! He has had warned her not to disrespect him. Yet she continued even when he gave her a hiding. She continued even though he grabbed a butchered knife. Why couldn't she beg for forgiveness a lot sooner? Why did she only obey when he sliced her? It was more of a gargle, but it got the point across.

There were times she dared to be angry at him for stating she was less of a woman. It is not his fault that she was barren. This time it is true. She is a ghost. She is less of a human being.

However, it was too late. Only if the bitch listened.

Suddenly he had a grin on. "Maybe I am the only one who will see you like this."Her face pales at the revelation. With nobody to report, she won't even be in the statistics. This monster took her life away. Even in death she is tethered to him. No proper burial. No body to mourn over.

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How unfortunate

The president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has finally declared GBV and femicide a national crisis, but that is all words no action. Unfortunately, it took this long for it to be acknowledged as a crisis. So many lives were taken and the government did nothing about it.

It's heartwrenching that women are only safe when dead in a casket.

Today is the Shutdown. Cannot wait to stand along (or in this case lie down) with women. Our voice cannot be silenced any more.

[sml-potato]

3 days until the Women's Shutdown

You can support by changing your profile picture to purple, donating money, watching the livestream or participating in the shutdown.

Please spread the word and follow their Instagram: @womenforchangesa

[the-tired-opossum]

hey guys, i don’t rly know what 2 say here, but i just wanted to ask if u could pls sign this petition. gender based violence exists everywhere, but right now the women of south africa need as much help as we can get

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Declare GBVF a National Disaster in South Africa

it hurts my soul more than i can express that this is even something that needs to be done