GBV epidemic | Emotions spill over at Midrand summit

MIDRAND - Emotions are running high at the second Presidential summit on gender-based violence and femicide in Midrand.

In the last three months alone, over 9,000 cases of rape and 6,000 cases of murder have been reported against women and children.

Some at the summit have accused government of not taking the issue seriously.

[In Pics] We are continuously silenced and threated by people in power to not take our cases forward #EnoughisEnough #EndGBV #GBVFSummit2022 pic.twitter.com/WXeodS7OwF

— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) November 1, 2022

[In Pics] Various concerns raised by communities on #GBVF issues. Give GBVF same attention #COVID19 had #EndGBV #GBVFSummit2022 pic.twitter.com/UUmbzhgVVM

— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) November 1, 2022