South Africa: 'It's Genocide' - Deputy Minister of Social Development On Gender-Based Violence

3 September 2019

Deputy Minister of Social Development Henrietta Ipeleng Bogopane-Zulu says violence against women in South Africa has reached a genocidal stage.

Speaking at an event hosted by Joko Tea and People Opposing Women Abuse in Johannesburg on Tuesday, which aimed to provide safe spaces for survivors of domestic abuse to speak out and "end their silence", Bogopane-Zulu called for an end to the scourge.

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