SA women must ‘save themselves’ from violence
Pepper spray and self-defence classes — in the absence of appropriate help from the state, women are doing it for themselves
06 March 2020 - 17:49
SA women are gearing up for International Women’s Day on Sunday with pepper spray pop-up stalls and rape prevention workshops so they feel safer on their daily commutes.
Students, activists and self-defence professionals say it is better to prepare for an attack than wait for one to happen in a country where a woman is murdered every three hours...
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