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Podcast: The Daily Discourse
Episode: New study unpacks GBV in the COVID-19 era and beyondFocus: Gender-based violence in South Africa is a critical issue, deeply rooted in historical, cultural, and social factors.
Description: New study unpacks GBV in the COVID-19 era and beyondFocus: Gender-based violence in South Africa is a critical issue, deeply rooted in historical, cultural, and social factors. On average, seven women are killed a day (1999 -2022) and femicide rates is five times higher than global rate. In a new report by the South African Medical Research Council, 60% of women who died during the height Covid-19 pandemic were at the hands of an intimate partner. The study reviewed mortuary files, autopsy reports, and interviews with police investigators. The report has also outlined that there have become more violent in nature...