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South Africa's Second Pandemic:GBV

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The latest crime statistics have once again highlighted the plight of Gender Based Violence in the country.

Counter to this, South Africans have deemed the 16 Days of Activism Campaign launched this year on the 25th of November, as inefficient and rhetorical, as it fails to provide workable solutions in solving the surge of violence against women and children.

VOW FM NEWS Reporter, Nkosikhona Malinga-Mnisi takes a look at where the country presently stands in the fight against what has been dubbed as the 2nd pandemic of the nation.
8 Dec 2021 English South Africa Technology · Music

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