Women are not our pets: Police Minister Bheki Cele talks tough at GBV imbizo
Police Minister Bheki Cele engages with Khayelitsha men on GBV and femicide in society
One of the issues brought up by the men who attended the Imbizo Ya Madoda yesterday in Khayelitsha, where Police Minister Bheki Cele joined them, was this. The event's goal was to encourage and promote men's active and meaningful participation in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), domestic violence, and sexual offenses.
The imbizo follows the gang rape of a 19-year-old Makhaza woman who is currently recovering in the hospital after she was allegedly assaulted and raped while returning home from a friend's house by an ex-lover and his buddies.
Men from the Harare, Lingelethu-West, Site B, and Makhaza policing precincts made up the majority of attendees during the imbizo. The number of GBV cases in these regions was among the highest.
.The divide within the justice system was also criticized by the men. They said that granting bail meant undoing the work that the police had done. Cele asserted that men were the key to defeating GBV. He said that men ought to know the consequences for raping, killing, and harming women and children. According to Cele, more than 10,000 women were raped in the first three months, and half of those perpetrators identified themselves as family members.
.The divide within the justice system was also criticized by the men. They said that granting bail meant undoing the work that the police had done. Cele asserted that men were the key to defeating GBV. He said that men ought to know the consequences for raping, killing, and harming women and children. According to Cele, more than 10,000 women were raped in the first three months, and half of those perpetrators identified themselves as family members.
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According to Zamisa, Cele had the chance to learn about police plans for the construction of a station in Makhaza and the allocation of additional FCS units to khayelitha.Instead, he "got defensive and absolved himself of accountability as [the] minister who is in charge of ensuring that victims of rape and abuse are assisted, and there are enough police resources," the author claimed. Cele claimed during his speech that black townships suffer far more than white suburbia. Men have already started speaking. Several people were skirting the issue, but that is not the reason we are here. We're here to address the problems at hand.
Opinion | It's already too late if we don't invest in GBV prevention.
According to Zamisa, Cele had the chance to learn about police plans for the construction of a station in Makhaza and the allocation of additional FCS units to khayelitha.Instead, he "got defensive and absolved himself of accountability as [the] minister who is in charge of ensuring that victims of rape and abuse are assisted, and there are enough police resources," the author claimed. Cele claimed during his speech that black townships suffer far more than white suburbia. Men have already started speaking. Several people were skirting the issue, but that is not the reason we are here. We're here to address the problems at hand.
To be in a relationship with someone doesn't give the other the right to abuse one. The suspect must rot in jail for life!
ReplyDeleteSo sad that our sisters leave their homes to get knowledge,but to find out that they are abused😠which is not good at all
ReplyDeleteWe as men need to take a stand against women and children abuse
It very sad that women's and children live in thin kind of world
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As we should come together and fight for each other and not against each other ✊
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DeleteThis issue won't be resolved early, campaigns won't stop GBV
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DeleteStop GBV we as women do not know anymore where we can hide ourselves. Men now became the most dangerous animals above us. The police must do their job to help stop GBV and men must participate
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ReplyDeleteThank you 😊
DeleteStop abusing women and children
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ReplyDeleteCan we stand together, support each other and stop being judgmental and asking "why you kept queit for so long"
ReplyDeleteThe consequences of GBV should be more stronger and should be taken into account, not why the police do when we report cases. Men also go through GBV but it’s not taken into consideration.
ReplyDeleteI agree 💯
ReplyDeleteEnough is enough guys, we need to protests against GBV
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