President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is facing a national crisis as cases of gender-based violence and femicide escalate. He was speaking at the opening of the Sexual Offences Court at the Booysen Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg.
President Ramaphosa also signed a declaration emanating from the 2018 Presidential Summit on Gender Based Violence where women raised concerns over the high prevalence of abuse against women.
The state-of-the-art court cost over R240 million to construct. Ramaphosa says despite the best laws in the country, women are still being abused.
Click below to listen to Ramaphosa :
President @CyrilRamaphosa officiates at the official opening ceremony of the Booysens Magistrate’s Court with acting Gauteng Premier @Lesufi. The court offers a range of services & is fully equipped to support victims of gender-based violence & femicide. #GBVFDeclaration pic.twitter.com/w49a51oOPj
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) March 28, 2019
President @CyrilRamaphosa together with Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha and Gauteng Province Acting Premier @Lesufi conducted on a guided tour of the newly opened Booysens Magistrate’s Court in Oakdene South, Johannesburg. pic.twitter.com/9xBRrn1iAV
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) March 28, 2019
