{"id":233019,"date":"2022-08-02T10:06:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T08:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/eradicating-gender-based-violence-femicide-together\/"},"modified":"2022-08-02T10:06:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T08:06:23","slug":"eradicating-gender-based-violence-femicide-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/eradicating-gender-based-violence-femicide-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Eradicating gender based violence, femicide together"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has denounced the gang rape of eight women near Krugersdorp and called on communities in the area to work with police to \u201censure that these criminals are apprehended and prosecuted\u201d.<\/p>\n

The President was addressing the nation through his weekly newsletter.<\/p>\n

The women were attacked and raped by a group of men while filming a music video in a disused mine near the town.<\/p>\n

\u201cRapists have no place in our society. Our communities must not shelter criminals in their midst. I call on anyone who has information about this crime to report it to the authorities so the perpetrators can be arrested.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is always someone in our communities who knows something, who heard something or who even witnessed something. The problem is many of us choose to keep quiet because the perpetrator is a friend, a partner or a colleague. Or we are just afraid and fear victimisation. It is important to remember that all tip-offs received by the SAPS Crime Stop contact centre are treated confidentiality,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n

President Ramaphosa highlighted that according to new legislation, every person now is legally bound to report sexual offences.<\/p>\n

\u201c[In] addition to our moral obligation, we all now have a legal duty to report to authorities when we have knowledge, reasonable belief or suspicion that a sexual offence has been committed against a vulnerable person. It is now a crime not to report such a sexual offence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is part of one of three laws that I signed earlier this year that strengthen the fight against gender-based violence and offer greater support and protection to survivors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the President said, prosecutors and magistrates are being trained, directives on bail are being issued and charge sheets are being revised in order to bring these new laws into life.<\/p>\n

Community involvement<\/strong><\/p>\n

The President acknowledged that gender based violence and femicide is a \u201cdeep-rooted societal problem\u201d and urged society to work together with government to address the drivers of the problem \u2013 including patriarchy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means promoting positive attitudes around gender equality in our communities, at our places of worship and in our own homes. As men, we should demonstrate our intolerance to sexism, patriarchy and gender-based violence in how we treat our partners, colleagues, mothers, sisters and daughters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether as individuals, organisations, businesses or employers, we must be part of the national effort in every way we can, whether volunteering at a shelter, supporting community policing forums or joining awareness campaigns in our schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust as gender-based violence is all of society\u2019s problem, it is all of society\u2019s responsibility to bring it to a decisive end,\u201d President Ramaphosa said. \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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