Close to 60% of the Western Cape’s results had been captured by Tuesday afternoon, with the DA winning majorities in three provincial councils while a number of others were hung.
GBV shelters in Western Cape delayed by defects, security issues By Sisonke Mlamla Share Cape Town - The much-vaunted opening of the six shelters for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in the Western Cape has allegedly been delayed due to the time the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) is taking to respond to negotiations for reaching a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the province. The MoU to allow the six government-owned properties to be made available as shelters for GBV survivors was signed between the Western Cape government and the national DPWI in October last year. However, delays were also blamed on the alleged slow administration of the department, with the Western Cape Women’s Shelter Movement calling for the shelters to be rendered to those desperately in need.
14 Desember 2020 06:20 In the run-up to the 16 Days of Activism provincial and national government agreed to provide more shelters in the region. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) among the spheres of government will allow for six government-owned properties to be made available as shelters for survivors of gender-based violence. Service providers have already been appointed by the province for the shelters, each of which will manage its own daily operations. In the West Coast region two adjacent properties in the Bergriver Municipality area have been identified. These will operate as one shelter managed by Siyabonga Huis van Danksegging. In the Swartland municipal area an additional shelter will be made available to be managed by Community Cohesion.