South Africa grapples with increasing rape and abuse cases | The Citizen

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And while this is the highest in the country, it’s down by 16 .

Thohoyandou had the second-highest number of reported cases with 74, which is an increase of 7 when compared to January-March 2022.Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape: 72 cases reported between January and March 2023, down by 27Mthatha in Eastern Cape: 64 reported cases, up by 18Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal: 59 reported cases, up by 21

The police station with highest number of reported rape cases was Tembisa, increasing by 35 from 27 cases during 2022, to 62 cases this year. Nongoma in KwaZulu-Natal also had a big surge – an increase of 26 cases from the 20 reported in 2022, to the 46 reported this year.Despite the worrying figures, there are glimmers of hope as six provinces reported fewer rape cases.

This decline is attributed to the up-scaling of Saps operations to trace gender-based violence perpetrators, arrest serial sex offenders and rapists, and ongoing dialogues with communities.The teams and volunteers behind SA’s ‘End GBVF 100-Day Challenges’ recently highlighted some of their victories in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide.

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