National Assembly unanimously passes Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill

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The bill will establish a national council to oversee and coordinate government’s effort to combat such crimes.

CAPE TOWN - Political parties across the divide have unanimously passed the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill that will establish a national council to oversee and coordinate government’s effort to combat such crimes.

They’ve also blamed the Department of Women, Youth and People with Disabilities for poorly planned and insufficient public participation.Its job is to provide leadership, monitoring and coordination of national anti-GBV programmes.

 

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