The president says youth-led civic activism, awareness-raising and peer counselling are vital in eradicating gender-based violence from society
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the latest cases of gender-based violence being reported in SA are inhumane and have no place in society. Picture: REUTERS
“Like all South Africans, I have been deeply disturbed by a surge over the past few days in the murder of young women at the hands of men.He said youth-led civic activism, awareness-raising and peer counselling were vital tools in the efforts to eradicate GBV from society. “Unless we end the war that is being waged against SA women, the dream of a new society will remain elusive. Those of us who were part of student movements during the apartheid era are often asked what we think of the young people of today.
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