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South Africa logged 569 women killed in three months
BBC News··3 Oct
Father A Nation's Itumeleng Stephen Tamaga led men in Johannesburg's Organic Market to discuss violence against women, BBC reported. Kgomotso Mathekga, 30, regretted past violence against a girlfriend. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government fell short and announced measures including street lighting. South Africa recorded 5,427 murders and 569 women killed between April and June.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Ramaphosa's new measures include a review of unsolved cases and improved street lighting, which could affect how local police prioritise patrols and case follow-ups in high-crime areas.
- Ramaphosa's new measures include a review of unsolved cases and improved street lighting, which could affect how local police prioritise patrols and case follow-ups in high-crime areas.
- Ramaphosa's new measures include a review of unsolved cases and improved street lighting, which could affect how local police prioritise patrols and case follow-ups in high-crime areas.
What's Happening
- Men met outside a tavern as the nonprofit Father A Nation pushed positive masculinity training.
- The South African Human Rights Commission said 1,052 women survived attempted murder in the same April-June window.
- A 2022 council report said more than 35 percent of women experienced physical or sexual violence.
Ekurhuleni bodies discovery context
- The meeting followed discovery of 12 women's bodies over three months near Ekurhuleni, which renewed public anger over femicide.
- The meeting followed discovery of 12 women's bodies over three months near Ekurhuleni, which renewed public anger over femicide.
- The meeting followed discovery of 12 women's bodies over three months near Ekurhuleni, which renewed public anger over femicide.
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