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16DaysofActivism “Far too many men and boys believe women are inferior, that they are property of their husbands and fathers and, worse yet, that women and girls 'deserve' to be raped.”

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President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that an emergency action plan had seen R1.6bn reallocated to tackle gender-based violence.President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday paid tribute to victims of violence, living and dead, during his address at the launch of 16 days of activism against women and children abuse.

He said government would ensure that more funds were released to help gender-based violence campaigns, and talked about government plans to build more shelters for victims. “Far too many men and boys believe women are inferior, that they are property of their husbands and fathers and, worse yet, that women and girls 'deserve' to be raped because of how they dress, places they visit and friends they keep.”“Violence against women is not a problem of women. It is a problem of men.

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