By Amy Musgrave
President Paul Mashatile has warned against a splintered national men’s movement, saying it has a detrimental impact on the fight against many scourges in the country, including gender-based violence.
“It is essential to keep the National Men’s Forum of South Africa and the SANAC (South African National Aids Council) Men’s Sector united in order for us to implement our programmes successfully. We cannot afford to have a fragmented national men’s movement,” Mashatile said on Saturday.
He was addressing the National Men’s Parliament in Cape Town, which has been working on a programme for a year to tackle violence against women and children.
Despite efforts, including marches to raise awareness, by a number of men’s groups in South Africa, GBV and femicide levels still remain shockingly high.
In July this year, Mashatile and a group of others were appointed patrons of the men’s movement.
He told delegates that
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