Are South Africans taking violence against women and children seriously?
Walter Kgawane said, “I think if we can all unite and fight the scourge of violence against women and children, this conduct will reduce. Most of our people are not getting enough education about violence against women and children and this makes them fail to report violence that they are faced with on daily basis. I strongly condemn violence against women and children. People should stop abusing and killing our sisters and children.”Katlego Thole said, “The majority of our people are not taking violence against women and children seriously because most women are attacked by men they know and in most cases men they are intimate with – their husbands or partners. We are losing more and more women at the hands of their violent intimate partners. Women often turn a blind eye to the violence in their intimate relationships or sometimes prefer to live in denial or disbelief. They also live in hope that the perpetrator will changeNthabiseng Nkoana said, “Violence against women and children in our society is shocking and becoming more intense on a daily basis. There are so many women who are abused emotionally, and physically in their homes by the partners or families. Children are handled roughly and beaten, raped and – even worse – killed and dumped in velds. So, I don’t think people are taking violence against women and children seriously because it was supposed to be lessening or decreasing.”Setshaba Mphahlele said, “I think violence against women and children is becoming better than in the previous years because people now are taught and encouraged to report any criminal behaviour. And campaigns of violence against women and children are bringing to light [problems in] our communities. Those people not reporting the abuse happening in their lives will remain being the victims of violence and abuse. The only way to fight violence is to report it.”
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