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The crisis of Gender Based Violence in South Africa

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Gender- based violence is a pandemic in South Africa. According to the Africa Health Organisation, 51% of women in South Africa say they have experienced gender- based violence, with 76% of men saying they've perpetrated gender-based violence at one stage in their lives.
In this episode Rosie Motene, a Witsie, talks about her experience of physical violence, which took place behind the Wits theatre on campus.
25 Aug 2021 English South Africa Society & Culture · Self-Improvement

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