7 days ago
Women and children under attack
JOHANNESBURG - Women and children are under siege, with cases of gender-based violence reported every day.
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Last week, a four-year old died allegedly at the hands of her own father in Eldorado Park.
Her mother faces charges of defeating the ends of justice and failing to report child abuse.
Luke Lamprecht, head of advocacy at Women and Men Against Child Abuse; Patrick Godana, Eastern Cape manager at Sonke Gender Justice; and Javu Baloyi, spokesperson for the Commission for Gender Equality discussed the causes behind this scourge of violence.