The country experienced a surge in gender-based violence cases during the festive season, fueled by financial pressure, heightened emotions, and alcohol consumption. Experts highlight the role of toxic masculinity in exacerbating these issues.
CAPE TOWN - Some organisations representing women and children have highlighted the negative impact of gender-based violence (GBV) in society, nearly a month after the country observed 16 days of activism against the practice. In the last week, the country was rocked by two separate cases where law enforcement officers from SAPS and the Hawks shot their partners.
Founder and executive director of the Callas Foundation, Caroline Peters, several factors contributed to the rise of GBV cases this festive season. 'We’ve seen a notable increase in gender-based violence cases during this time of the year. There’s a combination of financial pressure, heightened emotions, and increased alcohol consumption, and all of these exacerbate the tensions, leading to more incidents of violence,’ Peters said.’In South Africa, which has lots of patriarchal norms, toxic masculinity exacerbates these issues. We’ve seen in KZN and another province where the perpetrator kills the woman and then hangs himself. In one incident, one of our ex-minister’s nephews was implicated—he killed her, killed the child, and then hung himself. Toxic masculinity exacerbates these issues, turning stress into violence against women and children,’ she said
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