Tag "lockdown"
Africa
Politics
South Africa
South Africa’s Secondary Pandemic: A Crisis of Gender Based Violence
In South Africa, sometimes known as the ‘destination of femicide’, more than 2,700 women have been murdered as result of gender-based violence (GBV) since 2000. Although grassroots organisations have persistently campaigned to end GBV, many women in South Africa continue to suffer abuse. Now, South Africa’s GBV problem is worsening, as lockdown measures have trapped women inside with their abusers.
Covid-19
North America
Canada’s Second COVID Lockdown
The placing of Canada’s most populated region under stricter lockdown measures is likely to lengthen the road to economic recovery post-COVID.
