Eastern Cape man arrested for rape of 4-year-old girl
Eastern Cape MEC for Social Development Siphokazi Mani-Lusithi has called for harsher sentences for perpetrators targeting minors. Mani-Lusithi's spokesperson Lufefe Mkutu said: "The MEC was appalled by the news and believes that it's unacceptable and evil, to say the least. The MEC has called on the judiciary to give the harshest sentence to the perpetrator and to send a strong message to society that we will not tolerate acts of sexual assault in our country. "As a department, we have already deployed our social workers to provide support to the family during this difficult time. There ar...