Andy Kawa’s horrifying 15-hour rape ordeal once again shook the nation. She was gang raped in broad daylight on King’s Beach in the Eastern Cape over ten years ago. The saddest truth is that she cannot close this on-going devastating chapter of her life since none of the perpetrators has Read more…
The fact that President Cyril Ramaphosa adhered to his 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA) promises and amended legislation that might combat gender based violence (GBV), makes Action Society excited about tonight’s speech. “In an effort to curb SA’s shocking statistics of violence against women and children, we believe Read more…
Action Society welcomes the private sector-led, multi-sectoral Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response Fund government launched yesterday. According to President Cyril Ramaphosa it is aimed at supporting the implementation of the National Strategic Plan (NSP), and the wider GBVF response in the country. “On government’s side this is a giant Read more…
The pressure group Action Society strongly condemns the actions by members of the police for arresting a father who went to buy formula milk for his new-born baby. The man was detained in the early hours of Friday morning on 8 January, within walking distance of his Centurion home, after Read more…
More than half of the schools in at least five provinces are confident they can adhere to the Covid-19 protocols set for schools and thus ready to open. According to a survey conducted by the Education Labour Relations Council 70% of the schools in the Western Cape, 61% of Read more…
“Parallel with the successful reopening of early Childhood Development (ECD) centres and partial care facilities, Action Society is confident that there is no reason to further postpone the academic year for other South African children,” says Daleen Gouws, spokesperson of Action Society. The pressure group criticized government for grounding their Read more…
Action Society welcomes the announcement that President Cyril Ramaphosa on 20 December 2020 signed the Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (or Sexual Offences) Bill. The revised sexual offences bill lifts the prescription that after a 20-year time limit a victim cannot institute a civil claim or a criminal prosecution. Read more…
Action Society calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa not to postpone the 2021 school year. Schools and their respective governing bodies should rather be given the opportunity to take this decision based on their own merits. This follows after Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, on Sunday Read more…
The pressure group Action Society strongly condemns the actions by members of the police for arresting a father who went to buy formula milk for his new-born baby. The man was detained in the early hours of Friday morning on 8 January, within walking distance of his Centurion home, after Read more…
The pressure group Action Society is requesting that the 36-year-old ANC councillor of Alexandra steps down following his arrest on 1 January 2021 for allegedly raping a 28-year-old woman on Boxing Day. Apparently, ANC members in Gauteng are at each other’s throats following this incident. The suspect, who in terms Read more…
