Themba Masango, of NotInMyName, an anti-gender--based violence organisation, said it had received about 370 calls from victims under attack from their partners since the lockdown began. Tankmaester
Organisations that assist gender-based violence victims say they have seen a spike in the number of calls received since the lockdown started.The police may have reported a significant decrease in domestic violence-related crimes during the national lockdown, but activists and non-governmental organisations supporting victims of abuse are painting a worrying picture.
LifeLine manager Nomsa Papale said, however, some were also from people suffering from anxiety and depression."In the calendar year 2019 LifeLine received 81,431 calls, and to put the spike of the lockdown into perspective LifeLine has received 79,325 calls just in April of this year. Ngaa Murombedzi, of Women and Men Against Child Abuse, said it had seen an increase in the number of cases related to gender-based violence."Our services are limited though, because we cannot activate teams to go to the victims' area and take them to places of safety.
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