More than 50,000 sexual offences are reported annually in South Africa, and more than 40,000 of these are rape cases (SAPS, 2023). The National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill was signed into law on 24 May 2024.
Tag: violence
The ibis hypothesis
The best way to deal with the muddy mess of life and relationships is to draw a clear distinction between people’s intentions (I), their behaviour (B), and the impact their behaviour has on others (I)
A life-long journey towards justice
A record crowd joined Leonie Vorster on her journey, on 28 October 2021 at 18h00 SAST for a PsySSA webinar about the impact of violence, and recovery
Five Seats Launch Celebration
A Women’s Day celebration of Five Seats, a magical realism novel by Leonie Vorster, published in 2021
Join the Five Seats Online Launch!
Join Leonie Vorster for the online launch of her first book, Five Seats, on 9 August 2021 at 3pm SAST
Five Seats (Paperback)
Five Seats is a magical realism drama, published as paperback and e-book, and is a psychological account of the brutal impact of violence on ordinary lives in South Africa
Five Seats (Ebook)
Five Seats is a magical realism drama, published as paperback and e-book, and is a psychological account of the brutal impact of violence on ordinary lives in South Africa
Five Seats Healing
The Five Seats Healing programme is a unique recovery journey for adults who were sexually abused as children
