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New York, USA, 8 January 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The rate of violence against women and girls in South Africa is among the highest in the world:
Through a partnership with UN Women Ilitha Labantu launched a programme in 2021 to work with the South African Police Service on a survivor-centred approach to instruct officers on working with survivors of gender-based violence.
Health ombud finds 15-year-old rape victim died as a result of neglect and was denied care at a clinic
The horrific stabbing of a woman, allegedly by her partner, at a student residence in Cape Town came a day after UWC students marched against GBV.
The incident has sent shockwaves through the small community of Nomzamo, named after the late struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.