Determining justice for women in South Africa
Official Statement - 01 August 2022In the wake of alarming headlines in the news, Wise 4 Afrika considers what justice would mean for the women in South Africa.
“Four years ago, on this day, women marched across the country to deliver 24 demands to government under #TheTotalShutdown. The first demand of their memorandum was for leadership and accountability. Four years later, South Africa falls short of the kind of leadership and accountability required to create a safe nation for women and other disadvantaged populations in this country. In addition, the first pillar of the National Strategic Plan on GBV and Femicide calls for strategic leadership and an accountability framework as a starting point for addressing this scourge. The national vision of a South Africa free of gender based violence is therefore an important starting point for all other responses to this scourge including, though not limited to, access to justice.”
