Deputy Minister in the Presidency Thembi Siweya visited the Thuthuzela Care Centre in Gqeberha, a centre that evaluates gender-based violence (GBV) victims.
This comes after a study conducted by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, between the 29th of November and the 3rd of December this year revealed that KwaZakhele is one of the top 30 places with the highest prevalence of GBV in the country.
The study came as a response to the President’s concerns over GBV, calling it a second pandemic in the country.
Siweya says even though she is happy with the centre, a lot still needs to be done.
“The cameras which are there are concentrating in one direction. They are not able to service other areas where there is high crime rate. And we’ve said to them, we will write reports, speak to the relevant authorities to push them and to say to solve this problem of crime, beyond us having conversations and talking, they are suggesting a solution like this,” says Siweya.
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Meanwhile, Executive Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Eugene Johnson has welcomed the visit. She says the metro will do everything in its power to curb the scourge of gender-based violence.
“We need all the assistance that we can get to ensure that the scourge of GBV is addressed in the communities. We appreciate the initiative that is done by the centre, all that we want to do is give it our utmost support. We are going to interact with that report,” says Johnson.
Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Ms Thembi Siweya accompanied by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Mayor Councillor Eugéne Johnson,conducting a frontline monitiring visit at Dora Nginza Thuthuzela Care Centre in Gqeberha.#GovernmentZA #NMandelaBaymuni pic.twitter.com/xcImDQoyUS
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