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Dylan Bush Treasury allocated R15 million until 2023 to roll out South Africas first gender-based violence and femicide action plan. But gender-based violence and femicide cost the country between R20 billion and R40 billion each year. More than a year after the action plan was released, the council that will oversee its implementation has not yet been appointed. This is the story of two mothers mourning their children, who are now among those lost to the countrys femicide epidemic. Inside Roo...

‘None of us are okay’: Frustration as South Africa’s GBV initiatives stall 29 Apr 2021 Haunted: Clacy Sekome holds a picture of her daughter, Gloria Sekome, who was murdered by her former partner, Danboy Nkuna. He is now awaiting trial. Photo: Dylan Bush Inside Roots Butchery in the town of Acornhoek in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, a butcher in red overalls guides a slab of beef through a meat saw. The blade screeches as it cuts through bone.  Around him, other workers are preparing packag...

Inside Roots Butchery in the town of Acornhoek in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, a butcher in red overalls guides a slab of beef through a meat saw. The blade screeches as it cuts through bone.  Around him, other workers are preparing packages for Saturday morning shoppers queuing in the cool, fluorescent-lit shop, a welcome break from the October Lowveld heat. To the left, a curtain of raw sausage hangs from stainless steel rails.  Gloria Sekome, who was murdered by her ex-partner Danboy Nkuna, ...