
Daily Digest | Is declaring GBVF a national crisis enough and what does this declaration mean in real life?
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The Ekurhuleni killings are unfolding against a national crisis.
Remember that the SAPS recorded 569 women murdered between April and June 2026, alongside 9,201 reported rapes. More than 60% of a sampled group of rape cases occurred at a residence, challenging the idea that violence against women is primarily a danger lurking somewhere outside the home. The scale is exactly why government classified GBVF as a national disaster in November 2025. But the numbers are still as shocking if not increasingly shocking. So what does it mean for something to be a national disaster? Mpho Molefe and Jones Netshipise talk to Political Analyst, Leeto Briggar about this
Remember that the SAPS recorded 569 women murdered between April and June 2026, alongside 9,201 reported rapes. More than 60% of a sampled group of rape cases occurred at a residence, challenging the idea that violence against women is primarily a danger lurking somewhere outside the home. The scale is exactly why government classified GBVF as a national disaster in November 2025. But the numbers are still as shocking if not increasingly shocking. So what does it mean for something to be a national disaster? Mpho Molefe and Jones Netshipise talk to Political Analyst, Leeto Briggar about this

