#16 Days of Activism 01 December 2025

 According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime data, South African women are targeted and attacked in digital spaces, with 95% of online aggressive behaviour and abusive language directed at women and girls. As the country commemorates 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, UN Women sounds the alarm on the escalating digital violence that threatens to derail progress on gender equality across the world. From cyberstalking and harassment to non-consensual image sharing and AI-generated deepfakes, women face mounting threatsonline. We chat to Aletta Miller