Siphefumula Ngenxeba in our own homes: Gender-based violence during COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

to them. They were essentially breathing through the wound in their own homes: Baphefumula ngenxiba . This article, through a literature review, will highlight how the lives of women were endangered during the lockdown in response to the global pandemic in South Africa. This article aims to call missionary churches to practice the theology of missio Dei within this context. Contribution: In the light of the above challenges of GBV, the missionary churches are called to practice the theology of missio Del within the context of gender-based violence that took place in private homes during COVID-19. ‘ Siphefumula Ngenxeba ’ is a Zulu phrase that means [we are breathing through the wound]. The church is therefore called to play a significant role in response to GBV in South Africa.