'It is not enough to intervene only once perpetrators have entered the criminal justice system. We have to prevent GBV before it happens," says President Cyril Ramaphosa. Stock photo.President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged men to play a more active role in curbing gender-based violence ahead of the annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children.
“Because it is men who are the main perpetrators, it should be men taking the lead in speaking out and reporting gender-based violence, in raising awareness, in peer education and in prevention efforts,” Ramaphosa said. released the latest quarterly crime statistics , revealing, among other things, that 9,556 people, mostly women, were raped — an increase of 7% over the previous reporting period.
“We are in the grip of a relentless war waged on the bodies of women and children that, despite our best efforts, shows no signs of abating.” “Just as ending gender-based violence cannot be the state’s responsibility alone, the onus cannot be on women and children to end the shocking levels of violence and abuse being visited upon them,” Ramaphosa said.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
Ey Shut up Ramaphosa we've been singing that verse since forever ai. Go back to the drawing board and try to tackle this in another way.
Always pleads men to step up while our sisters are being killed each n everyday
The term president is talking....ladies and gentlemen the last ANC president, Yesu is slowly landing in SA
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