We seek to challenge institutional inertia on GBV cases and patriarchal dogma, in order to inculcate positive behavioural change across all institutions and end GBV.
We are committed to producing research outcomes that provide a new perspective to knowledge production in this focus area.
A repository offering detailed information about reported GBV cases and elevating their significance in our public discourse.
Collecting data from rural areas will enable government to respond effectively to issues that are specific to underrepresented communities.
Gender based violence refers to any physical, emotional, financial, and psychological harm perpetrated against an individual because of their gender. This violence usually favours men whose position in society enables them to exploit vulnerable people (women, children and LGBTQIA persons) based on embedded heteropatriarchal power dynamics. The South African Police Service official crime statistics documents 12 200 women who have been raped between October and December 2020. Added to this devastating reality is the high attrition rate within the criminal justice system, which frustrates any prospect for successful prosecution of perpetrators. While GBV has received local and international attention in recent years, the systems that are currently in place are failing to reduce the high prevalence rates in our communities.
Source: Stats SA
GBV Monitor SA's tracker is a tool that has been designed to enhance information gathering and analysis of gender-based violence incidents for the benefit of the public. This mechanism tracks reported GBV cases across the country, offering South Africans detailed and reliable information from multiple sources. We developed this repository to build capacity in offering a solution to poor reportage and ineffective responses to violence against vulnerable persons.
Our GBV TrackerOur press room contains our media releases and statements, including media engagements where the organisation is involved.
The recent accusations of rape against DJ Fresh and Euphonik triggered a much-needed conversation on rape culture and its devastating manifestations in South Africa. In January, a Johannesburg woman publicly accused popular South African DJs Thato Sikwane, known as DJ Fresh, and Themba Nkosi, known as Euphonik, of drugging and raping her and three other […]
GBV Monitor SA introduces an online Tracker of gender-based violence incidents across thecountry to highlight the plight of survivors. This is a ground-breaking development for SouthAfrica’s discourse in efforts to challenge institutional inertia on GBV and foster positivebehavioural change across all sectors of society…
GBV Monitor SA notes the recent South African Crime Statistics Third Quarter Report released by Minister Bheki Cele. The publishing of the data demonstrates a commitment to transparency by the ministry and the South African Police Services to inform and engage our public discourse. We commend this accountability measure. According to the report, 11 315 […]
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