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SA declares gender-based violence and femicide a national disaster amid rising crisis
The government has officially classified gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) as a national disaster. The head of the National Disaster Management Centre, Bongani Sithole, made the decision after reviewing new reports from government and civil society. The centre found that the ongoing violence poses serious and immediate risks to people’s safety and now meets the…