Cases that were once rare are now emerging with unsettling frequency, slipping from community whispers into morgue reports ...

But children’s rights activists say the classification does not do enough to prioritise children, ‍who make up nearly half of ...

South Africa's move to classify gender-based violence and femicide as a national disaster raises expectations for urgent action.South Africa has a femicide rate that is five times higher than the ...

After months of warning that the US could take military action to stop violence against Christians in Nigeria, President Donald Trump announced on Christmas Day that he had done just that – delivering ...

Across Africa, Reporters Without Borders has documented sustained online harassment and surveillance targeting women ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Shops were looted overnight, a section of highway was closed and stick-wielding protesters marched through Johannesburg on Sunday, as sporadic violence following the jailing of ...

Women and girls from Mali are alleging rape and sexual assault by Russian fighters with Africa Corps, a new military unit ...

In South Africa, intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women, and it is pervasive. According to the National Gender-Based Violence Prevalence Study, 24% of women aged ...

Black people could not travel—even to work and back every day—without a “pass” that was like an internal passport. It was a way of controlling and maintaining segregation and the flow of people into ...

South African soldiers line the street leading to Cape Town’s city hall where South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his annual state of the union address, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Credit: ...

Children in many countries are growing up surrounded by violence. It may happen at home, in their neighbourhoods, or both. Some children are directly harmed, while others witness violence between ...

A protester in a wheelchair passes a burning tyre in Johannesburg, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Protests have spread from the KwaZulu Natal province to Johannesburg against the imprisonment of former South ...