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Cyril's GBV declaration falls short of urgency, says anti-GBVF group
Cape Times
|November 21, 2025
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to declare the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) both a national and global crisis falls short on urgency, anti-GBVF advocacy group Tlitha Labantu.
In a move appearing to be in anticipation of today’s planned National Shutdown, Ramaphosa declared gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) both a national and global crisis.
Women’s rights organisations have been preparing to picket at various venues in parts of the country to highlight the scourge of GBVF as part of planned G20 Summit-related protests.
This story is from the November 21, 2025 edition of Cape Times.
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