CYRIL RAMAPHOSA|
IF a nation’s character can be judged by how it treats women and children, then we are falling desperately short.
A week before the launch of the annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, the latest crime statistics released by the South African Police Service (SAPS) show an increase in rapes, domestic violence, and, perhaps most worryingly, in child murders.
In just three months, between July and September 2021, 9,556 people, most of whom were women, were raped. This is 7% more than in the previous reporting period.
Of the nearly 73,000 assault cases reported during this period, more than 13,000 were domestic violence-related.
The rate of child murders has climbed by nearly a third compared to the previous reporting period.
These statistics are shameful. We are in the grip of a relentless war being waged on the
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