Thousands protest against gender violence, outside parliament in Cape Town, September 5 2019. Picture: ESA ALEXANDER
The increasing rate of rape and femicide in SA has come under sharp scrutiny in recent weeks following the murder and rape of Uyinene Mrwetyana, a University of Cape Town student, and the murder of a young female boxing champion, Leighandre “Baby Lee” Jegels. The president said the government would overhaul and modernise the national sex offenders register and he would ask parliament to consider amending the legislation to make the register public.
The ANC also supports the tagging of those convicted of sexual offenders, as well as life sentences with no possibility of parole for perpetrators and no bail for those facing sexual offences charges. Majodina added that the South African Police Service needed a changed mind-set in dealing with victims, and rape and paediatric trauma kits should be made available at all police stations.
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