The Streets of the Capital; Pretoria, were Tuesday 10th July 2018 lined with South Africans from all walks of life as they marched against rising Gender based violence and abuse in the Country. Picture: GCIS
- The South African Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) launched the #100MenMarch, calling on men to take a stand against women and children abuse
- The Country’s Statistics South Africa has said in a report that, there has been a 117% increase in the murder rate for women between 2015 and 2016/17.
“You who is an abuser, it’s not too late to go out and get help. You as a woman, in distress, it’s not too late. We are partnering with a lot of NGOs that are out there to help men who are battling with their anger issues.”
South Africans from all walks of life have today,Tuesday 10th July 2018 marched across the streets of the Country’s Capital City; Pretoria, to the seat of Government at the Union Buildings to take a stand against high levels of violence in the country.
The march dubbed #100MenMarch was organised to raise awareness against Gender based violence mostly directed at Women and Children in the country.
Men, who are in most cases perpetrators of Gender based violence against Women were called to take a stand and denounce the scourge of violence against Women and Children.
The acting Director- General of the GCIS; Phumla Williams, has called on more people to support the march.
The sooner we all partner in this war, of stopping gender-based violence, we will conquer as a nation. You who is an abuser, it’s not too late to go and get help. You as a woman, in distress, it’s not too late. We are partnering with a lot of NGOs that are out there to help men who are battling with their anger issues.
Some of the violent crimes that South African Women are faced with are murder, rape and sexual assault. The recent statistics from the Country’s Statistics Agency; Statistics South Africa indicates that there has been a 117% increase in the murder rate for women between 2015 and 2016/17.
One of the Prominent South Africans who attended the march; Actor Sello Maake kaNcube called on men to take responsibility as fathers.
If we don’t father our children, who will? We are not men because we can make babies; we are men because we can take care of those babies.
Javu Baloyi who is the Spokesperson for the Country’s Commission for Gender Equality, described today’s march as historic.
For the first time, we are partnering with government, faith-based and civil society organisations and Chapter Nine institutions…We’ve had enough. We want to see the scourge being arrested.
Speaking at the launch of the march in the last week, Williams said the march is not a once-off event and that government hopes it will go a long way in finding solutions to address the scourge of violence against Women and Children.