{
  "id": 10368210,
  "title": "Free State organisations join forces in fight against GBVF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/free-state-organisations-join-forces-in-fight-against-gbvf",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T04:27:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/free-state-organisations-join-forces-in-fight-against-gbvf/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Various organisations in the Free State are uniting in the fight against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF). They have come together to rally more than 200 men, comprising bikers, to join the cause. The aim is to encourage men to accept responsibility and unite against GBVF in their communities, even when the perpetrators are close friends or family members. Dr. Masekwane Masekwane, the pastor of the Royal Family Cathedral, asserts that the church felt compelled to speak out while women continue to suffer attacks. The church participated in a walk and candlelight service in solidarity with families affected by GBVF. Dr. Masekwane emphasizes that not all men are the same, and there are men speaking up against the violence, urging South Africans not to generalize. He states, \"We, as men, we are shouting out to say, South Africans, don’t generalise. There are men who hate this and are against it, who are speaking against it, who are acting against this.\" The church, therefore, added Buang Banna to their efforts, declaring, \"Enough is enough. We need to come to the level of saying, this has to stop.\"",
  "summary": "The initiative is calling on men to take responsibility and stand together against GBVF.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}