GBVF declared a national disaster - but what has changed for women?
The classification of gender-based violence and femicide as a national disaster in November 2025 placed the National Executive at the centre of the response.
Yet the discovery of multiple women’s bodies in Ekurhuleni in September 2026 has renewed questions about whether enough has changed to protect women from violence.
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