Eastern Cape police are investigating the murder of a member of the local royal family and the rape of five students.
Africa Melane is joined by Lesley Anne Foster, Director of the Masimanyane Women’s Support Centre in the Eastern Cape, to discuss the state of gender-based violence in the province and nationwide.
The Eastern Cape has the highest incidence of gender-based violence in South Africa.
This week, a brutal case involving the rape of five women and the murder of Nogcinile Mtirara, the matriarch of the local royal family, has again thrust GBV in the Eastern Cape into the spotlight.
The women, students aged 20 to 25, were reportedly raped and robbed at gunpoint in Mqhekezweni, just outside Mthatha.
Both incidents have sparked yet another outcry over the unchecked violence against women and children in the cou...
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