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The 2009 theme was Commit, Act, Demand: We CAN End Violence Against Women! [23] The theme in 2010 marked the 20th year of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, and was entitled Structures of Violence: Defining the Intersections of Militarism and Violence Against Women. [24]
14 June – Cyril Ramaphosa is re-elected as President of South Africa for a second term. [21] 19 June – Cyril Ramaphosa is sworn in for a second term as President of South Africa. [22] 20 June – Democratic Alliance MP Renaldo Gouws is suspended after old videos of him making derogatory and inciteful remarks against black people emerge ...
There are a number of high-profile independent social movements in South Africa.The majority have a particular focus on the housing crisis in the urban areas but others range from focusing on HIV/AIDS, working conditions, unemployment, access to service delivery and issues of democracy, transparency and accountability, corruption, poverty, crime, xenophobia, economy, drought, racism, sexism ...
The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Resolution 54/134). [1] The premise of the day is to raise awareness around the world that women are subjected to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the aims of the day is to highlight that the scale and true nature of the ...
National Women's Day, a South African public holiday on 9 August; 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, held between 25 November (International Day against Violence against Women) and 10 December (International Human Rights Day), and known in South Africa as 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children; Women in South ...
The family of an American caught up in a failed coup attempt in Congo said their son, Tyler Thompson, was in Africa on vacation with family friends and had not previously engaged in political ...
SWEAT was founded in November 1994 in Cape Town, South Africa by Shane Petzer (a male sex worker) and Ilse Pauw (clinical psychologist). [8] Initially associated with the Triangle Project, a South African LGBTQ+ rights organization, SWEAT's advocates recognized the need for a human rights approach to provide services and assistance to sex workers, leading to their separation in 1996.
For Earth Day on April 22, interesting facts including who invented it, why it's on that date, and how it turned into a global movement.