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The government and business cannot ignore the evidence anymore: we need a more deliberate action to address the climate crisis.

If Climate Change Is Ignored, There May Be No Heritage Left to Celebrate

Published: 4 October 2021
Heritage Month comes and goes each year, always with much fanfare around celebrating our country’s diverse cultures and history. Yet, many of the government’s proposed energy solutions pose significant risks to human life and the environment, while ignoring customary rights and risking several heritage sites. If not challenged, they will most likely leave communities across the country at a huge disadvantage.
By Thabo Sibeko

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“A Woman is a Strong Person”: The Lived Experiences of Rural Women Activists

Published: 25 June 2021
The long, hard road towards the recognition of rural land rights in South Africa has been burdened by our country’s history, now exacerbated by new laws that threaten rural democracy and threaten to dissolve spaces in which rural women can assert their rights and address challenges they face. This publication features the stories of four such women and their experiences of fighting against inequality and for citizen's land rights in South Africa.

Policy Development and Financing of the Operations of Shelters for Abused Women

Published: 30 October 2018
In S v Baloyi the Constitutional Court placed a clear duty on the state to address domestic violence. Shelters disrupt this violence in significant ways but are significantly under-funded. This brief examines existing policy around shelters for abused women and recommends how this can be expanded and costed to more effectively uphold women’s rights and needs.

What is Rightfully Due? Costing the Operations of Domestic Violence Shelters

Published: 30 October 2018
Shelters provide critical services to abused women, yet, most are chronically under-funded and highly variable. Current government allocations to shelters are not informed by a costing framework. This results in services being driven by resources rather than best practice. A new report aims to address that short-coming.

Housing Women Who Have Experienced Abuse: Policy, Funding and Practice [KwaZulu-Natal]

Published: 14 February 2018
This publication is the first of a series of shadow reports that the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the National Shelter Movement of South Africa have produced in relation to their ‘Enhancing State Responsiveness to Gender Based Violence: Paying the True Costs’ project. The publication was partly produced with the Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre to End Violence against Women.  
By Claudia Lopes and Patience Mungwari Mpani

Housing Women Who Have Experienced Abuse: Policy, Funding and Practice [Mpumalanga]

Published: 14 February 2018
This publication is the second of a series of shadow reports that the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the National Shelter Movement of South Africa have produced in relation to their ‘Enhancing State Responsiveness to Gender Based Violence: Paying the True Costs’ project. The publication was partly produced with the Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre to End Violence against Women.This report was produced with the financial support of the European Union.
By Claudia Lopes and Patience Mungwari Mpani

Shelter Services to Domestic Violence Victims – Policy Approaches to Strengthening State Responses

Published: 13 November 2017
This policy brief considers the provision of shelter services to victims of domestic violence and is done in relation to the Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF) and the National Shelter Movement of South Africa‘s (NSM) “Enhancing State Responsiveness to GBV: Paying the True Costs” project. Funded by the European Union, this project aims to support state accountability for adequate and effective provision of domestic violence survivor support programmes, specifically those associated with the provision of shelter for abused women.
By Claudia Lopes and Joy Watson


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South Africa’s G20 Presidency: A Platform for Civil Society Voices

Published: 11 August 2025
In December 2024, South Africa assumed the G20 Presidency under the banner 'Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability'. It is the first time in history that the African continent holds this role, marking a milestone moment in global governance and opening a rare window to shape international economic, climate, and social agendas from an African and Global South perspective. Working together with partners, HBF Cape Town will support and co-curate interventions in four interconnected areas where local and global priorities meet. 

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