“‘Horrors’: Ramaphosa on increased murder of South African women”

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/ramaphosa-declares-horror-on-increased-women-murders-breaking-3-november-2022/
03-11-2022 18:12

The number of women murdered in South Africa increased by more than 50 percent in a year, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday, calling on the private sector to help tackle the violence.

He said official statistics showed a 52-percent increase in the murder of women during the first three months of this year compared with same time in 2021 when the country was under Covid-19 restrictions.

The number of children murdered spiked by 46 percent during the same period.

Speaking at a conference on gender-based violence in Johannesburg, Ramaphosa said that despite government efforts, violence against women and children continued unabated.

“Not a day goes by without a story… about a woman or child that has lost their life or been abused in the most horrendous manner,”
he said.
“These horrors defy comprehension… They tell a story about our society that is deeply disturbing. It is a story of a nation at war with itself.”