The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) said men in law enforcement and support staff would have a gender-based awareness march on Friday. 

According to TMPD spokesperson Isaac Mahamba, the men in uniform and support staff will march from the Tshwane Metro Police Headquarters to the Tshwane House and then proceed to the Union Buildings. Their mission is to hand over a memorandum, a symbol of their unwavering commitment to tackle gender-based violence (GBV). 

The march is expected to start at 08:30 on the corner of WF Nkomo and Eskia Mphahlele Drive on Friday. 

“The march will consist of support staff, men in uniform drawn from different law enforcement agencies such as the TMPD, Gauteng Traffic, South African Police Service, Emergency Services and many more.” 

The rate of violence against women and girls in South Africa is among the highest in the world. 

According to official statistics, one in five women in relationships have experienced physical violence by a partner. Many more have suffered other forms of violence by men they know and strangers.

A report by UN Women states that in some cases, victims are reluctant to report abuse because they feel that police officers are inadequately trained to deal with gender-based violence and may be dismissive or insensitive to their concerns.

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