Men should lead from the front to end GBVF, says KZN MEC: KwaZulu-Natal social development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza has called on the community to play their part in ending gender-based violence and femicide.
“We have been informed about the offences of sexual assaults and rapes of women and children in uMsinga and some cases go unreported or families accept payments of goats as fines to make these cases go away. This is a crime and we cannot allow such things to happen.”
She commended the department and social partners who have made attempts to combat violence against women and children.Government could only win the war if the community played its part.“The department would like to ensure that no woman is killed because they are in disagreement with their partners or decided to end the relationship,” said Khoza.
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