SOMETIMES, it is difficult to argue with claims that our country is the world’s crime capital. Or say, rape. Police Minister Bheki Cele recently reported more than 5 935 rapes this past December and over 42 289 rape cases in 2020. This amounts to 115 rape incidents per day. Staggering!
Sexual violence is a pervasive endemic that has desecrated our precious society. Empirical evidence shows that South Africa holds one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world.
Recent national statistics have indicated that a third of all females will endure some form of sexual abuse in their lifetime. This is not only an abhorrent trait of our society but one that is placing our future generations at a significant detriment.
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Femicide was a
