Ilitha Labantu is a South African non-profit organization that was founded in 1989, with its headquarters in Gugulethu, Cape Town. The organisation provides counselling, legal advice, and other support services to survivors of gender-based violence.
Services The organisation operates the Dorothy Zihlangu Transitional House in Langa, Cape Town, which provides temporary accommodation, psychosocial support, and legal advice to women and children leaving abusive situations; the facility was renovated in partnership with South Africa's national Department of Human Settlements.
Advocacy In 2026, the organization participated in a march held after the killing of Nosiphiwo Sheila Dosi. The organisation has also engaged in national policy debate on gender-based violence and femicide, and has publicly pressed South Africa's newly established GBVF Council for lack of measurable targets, sustainable funding, and public accountability reporting.
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