By Akani Nkuna
The SA National Defence Force has denied that its members were deployed to monitor a recent community #JusticeForCwecwe protest in Matatiele in the Eastern Cape.
Thisfollows a video circulating on social media showing soldiers at the march.
There have been demonstrations across the country over the rape of a seven-year-old girl, allegedly at Bergview College in Matatiele.
“We wish to state that the SANDF has members in the area on border safeguarding duties and nothing else,” read a statement issued by the SANDF on Wednesday.
“We would like to express sincere regret regarding the incident where our soldiers were seen during the march against gender-based violence in Matatiele.”
It said the SANDF was a gender sensitive organisation and supported gender programmes.
“We are cognisant of the unacceptable high levels of gender-based violence, and the prevalence of violence against women and children, and support any intervention by institutions
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