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South Africa · GBV Accountability

Five years in. The plan is failing.

South Africa has a National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. It has 191 indicators, six pillars, and a ten-year timeline. Five years in, this is what the government's own data shows.

191 Indicators 6 Pillars 232,697 DNA cases overdue 28 Nov 2026 deadline
What this hub covers

A campaign built on primary sources

Everything here is drawn from government reports, parliamentary data, and statutory frameworks. The goal is a single measurable change, pursued until it happens.

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The Issues
What is failing, per pillar. Drawn from the NSP five-year review and the government's own data. Coordination, prevention, justice, care, economic power, research.
Explore the failures→
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Laws That Must Change
Six pillars, six law changes. The specific statutory amendments that would make the NSP enforceable rather than aspirational.
See the proposals→
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Research & One-Pagers
The DNA backlog. The VFR crisis. The NSP funding gap. The missing Council. Four issues distilled to their essential facts.
Read the research→
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Statistics
Primary-source data on rape, femicide, the DNA backlog, criminal justice outcomes, and NSP delivery. Figures from SAPS, NPA, and MRC.
See the data→
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Accountability Tools
Live trackers: the GBVF Dashboard, the DNA backlog, NSP progress, the presidential directive countdown, VFR status, and the Sunbird survivor navigator.
Open the tools→
All content is drawn from primary sources: government reports, parliamentary data, statutory instruments, and official NSP documentation. Nothing here is opinion. Sources are cited throughout. This hub is maintained by Hannah Kerchhoff as part of the Make Them Accountable campaign at dearmariska.com.