[ANALYSIS] 'It just got worse': Domestic violence surges under SA lockdown
"The country battles another deadly epidemic of gender-based violence," the Daily Maverick newspaper warned last month as it became clear the virus had hit South Africa hard.-- the highest in Africa -- including 93 deaths.
"In normal circumstances, parents can tell the children to go and play outside," Omar told AFP, adding that not being able to work was also a trigger."Not knowing when the next supply of bread is going to come from is an other contributing factor to the flare up of tensions.""You have your disputes and spats and your disagreements, which are normal," said Sandy.
The nature of the lockdown has made us suffer in silence," women's rights militant Brenda Madumise-Pajibo told AFP.SA Lockdown: GBV activists call for action
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