16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM BY SINAZO MKOKO
Accelerating actions to end gender-based violence and femicide: leaving no one behind” This is the theme for this year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign in South Africa.
INVESTMENTS TO COMBAT GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE More than R7-million per year is invested by the Spar Group to assist victims of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) through partnerships with the LifeLine organisation and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of South Africa. In addition to this, the group spends R1.5-million a year in collaboration with TruLife, an NGO that works with the next generation to educate, motivate, and empower them to make courageous decisions that lead to brighter futures.
Leave no one behind 42 | Public Sector Leaders | December 2023/ January 2024
In a statement released, Spar Group manager of socio-economic development, Kathryn Baxter, stated that “another sizeable investment is due to be announced in the coming months as we undertake two major projects in our fight against GBV—a rural GBV reporting and support centre and haven for abused women in KwaZulu-Natal, as well as the provision of a DNA laboratory in the province.” Kathryn added that in a country where 52 000 cases of violence against women are reported each year, with intimate partners responsible for slightly more than half of all femicides, the
