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Searching for answers: Minister of Police Bheki Cele (centre) visits the crime scene in Mthwalune on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast in August 2020, where five women’s bodies have been discovered since March. (Photo: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart)
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Real action on gender-based violence a pipe dream as women die every day

Backlogs, booze, testicular cancer — all factors blamed for the apparent ineptitude or unwillingness to tackle a pandemic that is silently killing women all over the country.

  • Athandiwe Saba
  • Sarah Smit
  • M&G Data Desk
12 min read