Exploring the Impact of Gender-Based Violence in South Africa: A Partnership Between the University of Johannesburg and Mid Sweden University

Abstract

In 2021, Prof. Corné Davis, from the Department of Strategic Communication at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), approached KPMG South Africa regarding the publication of an updated research report on the cost of gender-based violence (GBV) to the South African economy, following a frequently quoted report titled ‘Too Costly to Ignore – The Economic Impact of Gender-Based Violence in South Africa’. A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed between UJ, Shared Value Africa Initiative, and KPMG South Africa to conduct research and to publish a new GBV report for South Africa. In the 2014 KPMG report, Prof. Koustuv Dalal of Mid Sweden University was cited with reference to the cost estimations he had done during a study in KwaZulu-Natal in 2011. Prof. Davis contacted Prof. Dalal by email to invite him to participate in the study.

Keywords

• south africa
• gender-based violence
• university of johannesburg
• mid sweden university