During his address to the nation on Thursday night about plans to address gender-based violence, Ramaphosa said the government had established 92 dedicated sexual offences courts since 2013, and that a further 11 would be opened this financial year “to improve conviction rates and provide comprehensive and appropriate support services to ensure survivors of sexual offences are not subjected to further trauma”.
At the Sexual Offences Court in Booysens, 126 cases of gender-based violence have been opened. Of these, 25 were opened by men. He outlined additional measures that government would be taking to address the scourge of gender-based violence, saying: “We are going to overhaul and modernise the national register of gender-based violence offenders provided for in the Sexual Offences Act to ensure it is effective in combating gender-based violence.
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