President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed seven members to serve on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide.
The members will serve from 1 August 2026, to 31 July 2029, and were appointed in terms of section 6(1)(a) read with sections 6(2) and (3) and section 9(1)(a) of the National Council on Gender Based Violence Act, 2024 (Act No. 9 of 2024).
“The Council is a statutory body mandated to provide strategic leadership on the elimination of gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa.
“It is also charged with coordinating a multisectoral and an intersectoral approach towards the implementation of the national strategy addressing gender-based violence and femicide at national, provincial, and local level and at community and other forums,” the Presidency said in a statement on Friday.
The council members are:
• Dr Ramalepe Lebogang Mathibe;
• Ms Keitumetse Fatimata Moutloatse;
• Ms Caroline Peters;
• Dr Zubeda Dangor;
• Ms Vuyisiwe Numalo;
• Mr Anele Siswana; and
• Mr TWM Limema
“President Ramaphosa has, in terms of section 6(6)(a) of the National Council on Gender-Based Violence Act, designated Dr Ramalepe L. Mathibe as the Chairperson of the Council and Ms Welheminah R. (Shoki) Tshabalala as the Deputy Chairperson.
“As the Council assumes its term at the start of Women’s Month, President Ramaphosa expects that the Council will leverage the classification of gender-based violence and femicide as a national disaster to challenge harmful attitudes and practices, advance women’s economic empowerment, strengthen law enforcement, and scale up survivor-centred support,” the Presidency explained. –SAnews.gov.za
