South Africa’s gender violence disaster: What’s next

South Africa has a femicide rate that is five times higher than the global average, according to UN Women, and has grappled with the problem for decades. Women for Change (WFC), an NGO dedicated to combating gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), noted that 5,578 women and 1,656 children were killed between April 2023 and March 2024, with femicide rising 33.8%