{"id":152004,"date":"2019-12-02T08:33:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T06:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/16-days-of-activism-nearly-half-of-sa-women-subjected-to-violence-by-a-partner\/"},"modified":"2019-12-02T08:33:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T06:33:13","slug":"16-days-of-activism-nearly-half-of-sa-women-subjected-to-violence-by-a-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/16-days-of-activism-nearly-half-of-sa-women-subjected-to-violence-by-a-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Days of Activism: Nearly half of SA women subjected to violence by a partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/16_Days_of_Activism_Nearly_half_of_SA_women_subjected_to_vio\/\">16 Days of Activism: Nearly half of SA women subjected to violence by a partner<\/a>: Cape Town &#8211; Children who have been exposed to violence and abuse from family and society are at a greater risk of being violent as compared to those who have not experienced violence. This is according to Professor Shanaaz Matthews, director of the Children\u2019s Institute at the University of Cape Town, who said nearly half of women across South Africa were subjected to violence by an intimate partner, which in turn negatively affected about one in four children. \u201cA child who is exposed to violence in the home also risks being&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/16_Days_of_Activism_Nearly_half_of_SA_women_subjected_to_vio\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Tshwane_MMC_for_Roads_and_Transport_Sheila_Senkubuge_in_citi\/\">Tshwane MMC for Roads and Transport Sheila Senkubuge in citizenship row<\/a>: Pretoria &#8211; Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi yesterday weighed in on the controversy surrounding the citizenship of former Tshwane MMC for Roads and Transport Sheila Senkubuge, saying the politician was born in the then Transkei homeland. Motsoaledi said: \u201cWe wish to correct this information because it is grossly wrong. Because of the widespread interest in the matter, we went to retrieve the case file which gives all the information as far back as 36 years ago in 1983, which shows that her parents entered the former Transkei from Uganda to work at the Department of Education.\u201d He said Senkubuge was born a year later in the former bantustan, now part of the Eastern Cape. \u201cThe parents&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Tshwane_MMC_for_Roads_and_Transport_Sheila_Senkubuge_in_citi\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/R100_000_reward_to_help_catch_Cape_Town_train_station_arsoni\/\">R100 000 reward to help catch Cape Town train station arsonists<\/a>: Cape Town \u2013 The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has offered a reward of R100 000 for information that will secure the conviction of four suspects captured by security cameras setting two trains alight last week. A total of four complete&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/R100_000_reward_to_help_catch_Cape_Town_train_station_arsoni\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Clifton_matric_beach_party_ends_in_tragedy\/\">Clifton matric beach party ends in tragedy<\/a>: Cape Town \u2013 Suspected matric celebrations ended in tragedy at Clifton\u2019s popular 4th Beach when a 16-year-old boy was stabbed and killed at the weekend. According to ward councillor Nicola Jowell, who shared the incident on social media, large numbers of matrics arrived at the beach on Saturday evening. \u201cIn the early evening large&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Clifton_matric_beach_party_ends_in_tragedy\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Fire_involving_five_trucks_on_the_N3_extinguished\/\">Fire involving five trucks on the N3 extinguished<\/a>: The blaze was started by a mechanical problem on a tanker carrying fuel on Sunday night and quickly spread to four other trucks in traffic. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Fire_involving_five_trucks_on_the_N3_extinguished\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Fleet_company_that_paid_Malema_fails_to_deliver_on_Joburg_co\/\">Fleet company that paid Malema fails to deliver on Joburg contract<\/a>: It\u2019s a year since amaBhungane exposed how fleet company Afrirent funnelled money into a Malema-EFF slush fund \u2013 as it scored a R1.3bn City of Joburg contract. Now Afrirent is way behind delivering on that contract. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Fleet_company_that_paid_Malema_fails_to_deliver_on_Joburg_co\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Management_at_malls_urged_to_increase_security_this_festive_\/\">Management at malls urged to increase security this festive season<\/a>: In just over three weeks in Cape Town, six suspected robbers were wounded after shootouts with police during three separate incidents. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Management_at_malls_urged_to_increase_security_this_festive_\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/SAA_to_undergo_radical_restructuring_Gordhan\/\">SAA to undergo radical restructuring &#8211; Gordhan<\/a>: The minister said his department was locked in intense discussions with the embattled airline&#8217;s board and executive to secure a loan guarantee of at least R2 billion in order for the airline to continue trading. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/SAA_to_undergo_radical_restructuring_Gordhan\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Rapists_should_be_subjected_to_hard_labour_in_jail_Ramaphosa\/\">Rapists should be subjected to hard labour in jail &#8211; Ramaphosa<\/a>: Slain student Precious Ramabulana was found in her residence near the Capricorn TVET college last week after being stabbed 52 times &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Rapists_should_be_subjected_to_hard_labour_in_jail_Ramaphosa\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Prasa_offers_R100_000_reward_for_information_on_Cape_Town_tr\/\">Prasa offers R100 000 reward for information on Cape Town train arsonists<\/a>: A R100 000 reward has been offered for information that will lead to the conviction of four people believed to be behind an arson attack on two trains at Cape Town station. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2019\/12\/02\/Prasa_offers_R100_000_reward_for_information_on_Cape_Town_tr\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make your life easier:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/straton.co.za\/solar\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Save money and the environment by installing Solar Panels<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit your own Press Release<\/a> or get free content for your publication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video &#8211; How to post your Press Release on MyPR:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ovzdChGkuU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><small>My Press Release (MyPR) provides free South African targeted content and press releases for on and off line publishers and media. 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