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South Africa has made significant strides towards gender equality, ensuring women's rights are protected and promoted across various spheres of life.

People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) works to ensure the realisation of women’s rights and thereby improve women’s quality of life. POWA offer a safe haven for women and children who have escaped abuse and gender-based violence, and provide counselling and rehabilitation services to help make a lasting change in these women's lives. This downloadable resource guide is a portable companion that we have developed for POWA and everyone that needs a helping hand.

In this article, we give a brief overview of the latest crime stats, give guidance on reporting a crime, and obtaining a protection order. We also provide you with information on our services to assist you in dealing with emotional trauma and seeking medical advice and emergency medical response.

Since our last newsletter in August, we have received incredible feedback and suggestions on how we can provide our newsletters in a more meaningful manner.

In our latest edition of Legal&You, we take some time to reflect on the ones who have raised this nation with compassion, courage and charisma. We honour that resilience in this month's newsletter, with articles that feature the different ways we can enhance and learn from that strength to continue to raise this nation.

Preventive care and regular health screenings are vital for maintaining optimal health and early detection of potential health issues.