Action Society says SA has no reason to celebrate Women's Day
The party says this is because every month over 300 women are murdered, nearly four thousand are raped and nearly 5500 are physically assaulted.
READ: Women's Month | Female officers re-enact 1956 women's march
Action Society wants Gender-based Violence to be declared a national disaster.
The group's spokesperson, Juanita du Preez had a discussion with eNCA on this topic.
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