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Gender-Based Violence Command Centre (GBVCC)

The Gender-Based Violence Command Centre (GBVCC) operates under The Department of Social Development. The Centre operates a National, 24hr/7days-a-week Call Centre facility. The facility employs social workers who are responsible for call-taking and call referrals.

The Centre operates an Emergency Line number – 0800 428 428 and is supported by a USSD, “please call me” facility: *120*7867#. Request a Social Worker by dailing this number.

An SMS Based Line 31531 for persons with disabilities (SMS ‘help’ to 31531) also exists. The Centre is able to refer calls directly to SAPS (10111) and field Social Workers who respond to victims of GBV.

A Skype Line ‘Helpme GBV’ for members of the deaf community also exists. (Add ‘Helpme GBV’ to your Skype contacts).

Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide, 2022

It has been four (4) years since the Presidential Summit and the adoption of the Presidential Summit Declaration and two years since the National Strategic Plan on Gender- Based Violence and Femicide (NSP GBVF) was signed into effect by the President on 31 April 2020.

It is against this backdrop that President Cyril Ramaphosa has decided to convene the Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide 2 in November 2022, to uphold the principle of accountability, and call those tasked with implementation to account where not enough is being done.

Visit the GBV Summit page to view more information on the 2022 Summit, the 2018 Summit and the Report of the Presidential Summit against Gender-based Violence and Femicide, 2018.

Commencement of enacted GBV amendment legislation

New GBV legislation enacted

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law legislation aimed attrengthening efforts to end gender-based violence, with a victim-centred focus on combating this dehumanising pandemic. The President has assented to the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Act 12 of 2021, the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Act 13 of 2021 and the Domestic Violence Amendment Act 14 of 2021...read more
Dated: 28 Jan 2022

National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence & Femicide, 2020

GBVF NSPThe Gender-based Violence and Femicide National Strategic Plan (GBVF-NSP) was produced by the Interim Steering Committee established in April 2019 to respond to the gender-based violence and femicide crisis following the historic 2018 Presidential Summit on this subject. First published in 2020. The purpose is to pProvide a multi-sectoral, coherent strategic policy and programming framework to ensure a coordinated national response to the crisis of gender-based violence and femicide by the government of South Africa and the country as a whole.

Latest Audio/Video

Olorato Mogale | Safety of women in SA under the spotlight: Adv Praise Kambula, SABC News, 30 May 2025
Olorato Mogale's murder brings the safety of women in South Africa again under the spotlight. According to reports, some of the suspects are out on bail for other crimes, leading to intensifying calls to strengthen the justice system when it comes to cases of gender-based violence. Women can access the national register through applications and with the consent of the potential partner.
Guest: Justice Dept Head for the Promotion of the Rights of Vulnerable Groups, advocate Praise Kambula.


Face The Nation | Kubayi and Kimmie on TRC Inquiry & GBV / Lesufi on Nasi Ispani programme, SABC News, 29 May 2025
Some families of the victims of apartheid-era crimes have reservations about the establishment of the TRC Inquiry. The commission was established after a court case brought by the families of the victims against the government and President Cyril Ramaphosa in January. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has relaunched the Nasi Ispani programme. Lesufi also announced last week that moves to axe several department heads would follow the lifestyle audits' findings.

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Human Sciences Research Council released and handed over the First South African National Gender-Based Violence Study, 2022 to Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga on 18 November 2024.

Human Sciences Research Council released and handed over the First South African National Gender-Based Violence Study, 2022 to Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga on 18 November 2024.

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DoJ&CD Under-The-Tree Dialogues for Men and Boys

UTTThe Under-The-Tree Dialogues are a national programme that will be rolled out across South Africa, starting in Nov 2019, with a specific focus on areas that have the highest levels of violence against women and they are aimed at raising awareness at positively changing the attitudes of men and boys towards women.

The dialogues are implemented by government in collaboration with other sectors of society such as faith-based organisations, traditional leadership and civil society formations and are part of the wider 365-day, year-round education, awareness and prevention campaign that government is rolling out in partnership with civil society. Statistics on sexual offences, including rape will be used to identify areas with high incidence that will be accordingly prioritised for the dialogues. The Dialogues are a catalytic intervention designed to kick-start constructive conversations between men and boys. As violence against women is not a problem of women; it is a problem of men. The solution lies in changing the attitudes of men towards women.

For more information on the Under-The-Tree Dialogues, please contact:
Mr. Max Mpuzana
Public Education and Communication
Department of Justice and COnstitutional Development
Tel: 012 357 8084
Email: MMpuzana@justice.gov.za