The fight against the scourge of GBVF and femicide (GBVF)
Based on the National Strategic Plan (NSP) on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide adopted on the 30th of April 2020, all provinces were required to report on all six pillars of the NSP on GBVF.
To this end, provinces were further required to customise the NSP on GBVF to their respective context. The Gauteng Department of Community Safety was charged with the responsibility of coordinating the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) Departments responses to GBVF.
The DCS developed the Gauteng Strategic Plan (GSP) on GBVF with clear targets, accountabilities and timelines as informed by the NSP on GBVF, which seeks to address GBVF holistically, encompassing strategic partners from Law Enforcement Agencies, National Prosecuting Authority and Magistrates of the courts, civil society, private sector, nongovernmental organisations, vulnerable groups, and the community at large.
Pillar 1
focuses on leadership and coordination of the GBVF programmes from the top echelons of government within all spheres of government and broader society;
Pillar 2
emphasises the need to have active citizenry in the fight against GBVF through mobilization of communities to join the social cohesion towards a better society;
Pillar 3
amplifies the support of the criminal justice system to protect the vulnerable and ensure consequences for offenders;
Pillar 4
stipulates the programmes in place to support and care for the victims;
Pillar 5
expresses a need to economically empower women to be more economically independent and thus liberate themselves from the shackle of poverty;
Pillar 6
sets out to ensure strategic multi-disciplinary research and integrated knowledge management systems on GBVF
