Gender Based Violence

I Am Triggered!

My teeth are jammed, feet pressed hard to the fall with my tears on reverse as I somehow try to manage my trigger, oh but I am triggered. I am triggered because somehow being a woman in my country is a crime. I heard the horrific story o...

Zizipho Ndevu·over 4 years ago

Forget the Boogeyman, the Face of Gender-Based Violence Is A Familiar Face in Your Church, Office, School and Bed!

It has been a minute since I last wrote an opinion piece. Until the events of the past two weeks, I have not had the strength or mental resolve to speak to the matters that are impacting South Africa and the greater continent. However, l...

Musa Mdunge·over 4 years ago

Ex-boyfriend of slain TUT student, Ntokozo Xaba to appear in court

Following news of the death of 21-year-old Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) student, Ntokozo Xaba, the ex-boyfriend of the deceased is set to appear in the Pretoria Regional Court today. This, was after he was taken in for question...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Ngcebo Thusi appears in court for the murder of TUT student, Ntokozo Xaba

Following news of the death of 21-year-old Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) student, Ntokozo Xaba, the ex-boyfriend of the deceased appeared in the Pretoria Regional Court earlier today. This, after he was arrested and taken in for...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Are politicians holding the country back in the fight against gender-based violence?

With a week having passed since the State of the Nation Address (SONA) was presented, one had ample time to reflect on what was brought up (and what was not), as well as truly evaluate the state of our nation for myself. A week ago, Pres...

Tshegofatso Makola·about 1 year ago

Hope Healed My Trigger

It was just this week that I felt triggered by the horrific stories that had emerged on the news about multiple women who had been raped and murdered and fellow Africans that had been brutally murdered because they weren’t citizens. If I...

Zizipho Ndevu·over 4 years ago