Episode 80 • 24 August 2015
Afternoon Express talks about women abuse in South Africa with two special guests.
In South Africa, 1 in 6 women will fall victim to domestic violence. This is a worrying statistic for a topic seemingly very few women want to talk about. Today on Afternoon Express, we're doing just that and have invited POWA representative Zanele Nkosi and author Phillipa Sklaar who co-wrote the book "When Loving Him Hurts" along with psychologist Sue Hickey, to talk about this pressing issue.
Vic Naidoo, an ambassador for Blow the Whistle will be calling in to speak to our guests about their campaign.
If you or someone you know face abuse and need help, here are the contact details of helplines:
POWA
Head Office: Berea
Postal Address: PO Box 93416, Yeoville 2143
JHB: 011 642 4345/6
W: www.powa.co.za
Email: thelma@powa.co.za
POWA Legal Advice: Email: legal@powa.co.za |info@powa.co.za
POWA Evaton: 081 383 7698
POWA Soweto: 011 933 2333/2310
Room 10 Nthabiseng Centre, Chris Hani Hospital
POWA Katlehong: 011 860 2858
667 Monise Section, Katlehong 1431
POWA Vosloorus: 011 906 4259 / 1792
1620 Ditshego Street, Vosloorus Rehabilitation Centre
LifeLine Southern Africa
24-hour crisis intervention service. "Emotional First Aid station". Free, confidential telephone counselling, rape counselling, trauma counselling, Aids counselling, and a range of other services.
National counselling line: 0861-322-322
Counsellors help callers with challenges such as trauma, suicide, and relatioship issues.
Website: www.lifeline.org.za
Stop Gender Violence helpline: 0800-150-150National toll-free helpline for survivors, witnesses and perpetrators of gender-based violence.
Stop Gender Abuse
Crisis counselling for women who have been raped or abused, advice and support for people wanting to support women in need of help, legal and other options available for abused women and rape survivors. Run by LifeLine Southern Africa.
Toll-free helpline: 0800 150 150
Sonke Gender Justice
Cape Town: 27 (0) 21 423 7088
4th Floor Westminster House,
122 Longmarket Street, 8001,
Cape Town, South Africa
Johannesburg: 27 (0) 11 339 3589
Stevensons Building, 3rd floor,
62 Juta Street, Cnr De Beer Street,
Braamfontein, 2017,
Bushbuckridge Satellite Office
Agincourt Health Centre: 27 (0) 13 795 5076
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality
Mpumalanga, South Africa
Gugulethu Satellite Office
NY1 Clinic: 021 633 3140
Opposite Gugulethu Mall
Women's Legal Centre Offices
Phone: 021 424 5660
Women's Legal Centre - Cape Town Office
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Phone: 011 339 1099
Women's Legal Centre - Johannesburg Office
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Rape Crisis
General info info@rapecrisis.org.za
23 Trill Road, Observatory 021 447 1467
335a Klipfontein Road, Gatesville, Athlone 021 684 1180
89 Msobomvu Drive, Ilitha Park, Khayelitsha 021 361 9228
MOSAIC
66 OTTERY ROAD
WYNBERG, 7800, SOUTH AFRICA
+27 (0)21 761 7585
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