President Cyril Ramaphosa says a war is being waged against women and children in South Africa.
to an Emergency Response Plan to combat gender-based violence and femicide and stated that R1.6-billion in government funding would be reprioritised to support its implementation until the end of the financial year.
Ramaphosa explained some of the measures that have already been taken to address the scourge of gender-based violence. "Since December last year, 10 government-owned buildings have been handed over to the Department of Social Development to be used as shelters, addressing one of the biggest challenges facing survivors who want to leave abusive relationships.
"Over the last 18 months, we have made demonstrable progress in broadening access to support for survivors. 13 regional courts have been upgraded into sexual offences courts. To support the work of law-enforcement, 7,000 evidence collection kits have been distributed regularly to every police station in the country and there are now over 1,000 survivor friendly rooms at police stations.
The president urged lawmakers in Parliament to process the proposed legislative amendments without delay.
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