Editorial | Stop! The orgy of rape and mayhem visited on women and girls points to the worst state of brazen lawlessness South Africa has seen since the advent of our democracy
All of this is done in an ongoing campaign not only to raise awareness about violence against women, but also as a kind of barometer to see how we have fared since the previous year.
Despite the escalating crime levels in South Africa, we still hope every year that August will pass without many heinous incidents of gender-based violence. And every August, when we are supposed to be on our toes, so to speak, we are proven tragically wrong.We like to imagine that, in the face of all the “awareness” speeches and tough talk by authorities, rapists and murderers will be shamed into quitting their evil deeds and giving this traumatised country some respite.
Tomorrow we start this commemoration just days after a life sentence was handed down to Ntuthuko Shoba, who masterminded the murder of his girlfriend, Tshegofatso Pule, who was eight months pregnant – with his child – at the time.This weekend, more than 60 men were arrested after the brazen daylight gang rape of eight women at a mine dump in West Village, Krugersdorp, where 22 crew members and actors were shooting a music video.
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