NEWS ANALYSIS: Many pitfalls in gender-based violence bills on naming and shaming, incestuous kisses
Some proposed changes welcomed at public hearings, but warnings sounded on risk of unintended consequences
02 November 2020 - 15:25
As SA navigates the Covid-19 pandemic, it faces a far more persistent epidemic of sexual abuse and violence against women and children.
Stories of young children found raped and murdered — often by an uncle, a neighbour or somebody else they know — are frequent. So are those about young women killed by men who think they own their bodies...
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