Ekurhuleni women’s deaths coincide with surge in GBV Command Centre calls
Activists calling for gender-based violence and femicide to be declared a national disaster at a demonstration held at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on April 11, 2025.
By Siyabonga SitholeSouth Africa
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As bodies of murdered women continue to surface across the province of Gauteng, the Department of Social Development has confirmed that it has recorded a significant increase in gender-based violence (GBV)-related calls to its 24-hour Gender-Based Violence Command Centre (GBVCC).
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- 40 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 21, 2026
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- Siyabonga Sithole
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- IOL