Inside Politics Reporter
Deputy President Paul Mashatile will on Saturday preside at the Launch of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign for 2023.
The event will take place at Nsikazi Stadium, Khumbula Village, Gutshwa, in the City of Mbombela, Mpumalanga Province.
This year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign campaign will be commemorated under the theme: “Accelerating Actions to end Gender Based Violence and Femicide, leaving no one behind” – a call to action to raise awareness about the devastating impact that gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) has on women, children, and the entire social fabric.
Mashatile said the government continues to lead efforts aimed at eradicating gender-based violence and femicide, working together with civil-society movements as well as the private sector.
South Africa will observe 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children from 25 November to 10 December, when the world will be commemorating International Human Rights Day – the day that marks the anniversary of the UN Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Mashatile will be accompanied by the Minister in The Presidency Responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma; Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu, and Premier of the Mpumalanga Province Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane.
In spite of the South African government and civil society efforts to curb the scourge of GBV, according to the latest crime statistics, 895 women were killed between April and June this year, and a total of 293 children were also murdered and 15,000 women assaulted.
Police Minister Bheki Cele reported a total of 1,485 murder attempts of women in South Africa in the first three months of 2023.
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