Kaya 959 Point of View with Phemelo Motene

A look at the GBVF Summit.

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GBVF Summit: ‘SA men responsible for ending ‘barbaric acts’ – Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday addressed the second Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in Midrand.

The goal of the summit is to hold government and stakeholders accountable for the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide.

GBVF Summit 2022:
President Ramaphosa address
The president said there had been a 52% increase in the murder of women and a 46% increase in the murder of children between the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022.
1 Nov 2022 10AM English South Africa Education · Careers

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