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21 - 28 March 2019
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MEC urges women not to
withdraw abuse cases ‘I call upon men to hold a mirror to their faces and see the true reflection of who they are, whether they are providers and protectors of families or tormentors of their own flesh and blood.’ Staff Reporter news@inner-city-gazette.co.za
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MEC Sizakele Nkosi - Malobane
uring a dialogue on the impact of gender-based violence with hundreds of young women and other stakeholders on Monday, Gauteng Community Safety MEC Sizakele NkosiMalobane blamed the withdrawal of gender-based violence cases by women, saying that undermines the work of law enforcement agencies. Also attending the event was #NotInMyName activists and Gauteng law enforcement officials, at the St George’s Hotel in Pretoria. Nkosi-Malobane said law enforcement agencies work to ensure the perpetrators of violence against women are dealt with accordingly, but in the process their work gets compromised
because some women are not resolute. “On the one hand, they raise alarm for the law to take its course, on the other some women succumb to manipulation and beg the law enforcement officers to withdraw the charges. These are some of the challenges we need to address as a society.” She applauded resolute women, singling out Bongekile Simelane, also known as Babes Wodumo. “Amid attempts to be manipulated by their abusive partners and husbands, they stand ground to ensure the perpetrators receive the full might of the law.” Simelane earlier this month broke her silence over her assault allegedly at the hands of her partner Mandla Maphumulo, known as Mampintsha. Nkosi-Malobane said her department adopted a 365-days integrated plan of
action to eliminate violence against women and children. “Men are not licensed by culture to act violently against the vulnerable in society, our children, nor are they authorized by tradition to behave brutally against women. On the contrary, culture dictates that real men must be protectors and providers of families. Positive tradition replicates good practices in society. I call upon men to hold a mirror to their faces and see the true reflection of who they are, whether they are providers and protectors of families or tormentors of their own flesh and blood. Whatever image they see in the mirror, tradition will transmit throughout the generations. The mirror of African culture is that of a loving people, who are sensitive to other’s weakness, and recognise and respect one another’s strengths,” she said.