Gender-Based Violence and Femicide activists in Kimberley in the Northern Cape are cautioning political parties against trivialising and using GBVF as a means to garner votes. Ahead of the 2024 provincial and national elections, political parties are promising to take measures to fight the scourge through various means. These include empowering the police and changing how the justice system deals with perpetrators of GBVF .
The governing African National Congress has promised to expand victim support services, like the Thuthuzela Centres and GBV desks in police stations, among others. The Democratic Alliance says if it gets elected, it will embark on training staff at police stations for GBV-specific services, so that victims receive justice while their dignity is maintained.
The Inkatha Freedom Party promises to revisit legislation to ensure that bail is denied to perpetrators of violence against women and children, particularly murder. The Freedom Front Plus says the parole system also needs serious revision, particularly when it comes to protecting victims.“What is happening on the ground, you will not see them coming down to the people to the victims and support them.
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