‘GBVF continues to deny SA women freedom and safety’: Expert
“We know how we are routinely in this country and in the world with the highest rates of violence against women, but there’s a larger and longer history of South African governments that have failed their people, and that is why women are marching,” says Du Toit.
South Africa’s democracy has not yet “dawned” for women and children, as gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) continue to limit their freedom and safety; this is according to an expert in Sexual violence, Rape Culture, African feminism and feminist resistance, Professor Louise du Toit of Stellenbosch University.
Du Toit says the struggle for women’s freedom in the country is not over, as GBV continues to affect the everyday life of many women.
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