Rofhiwa Marubini
Gauteng Department of Community Safety MEC, Faith Mazibuko has labelled Gender Based Violence (GBV) as sickening behavior that makes one ask many questions.
Tabling the Department of Community Safety budget vote at the Legislature on Monday 22 June 2020, Mazibuko, said over the past few days Gauteng had been inundated with news of violence against women and children.
 "This is sickening and makes all of us to ask questions. Why are women being killed? Femicide has to end," said MEC Mazibuko.
Since the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, started the cases of GBV have spiraled out of control, the past two weeks are said to be the worst with regards to the number of reported cases.
 MEC Mazibuko cited the case of Tshegofatso Pule, as one of the most recent cases of gender based violence.  Pule's  brutal murder shocked the whole nation and mobilized everyone to act against   women abuse.
Just yesterday, a 3-year-old girl was found dead in Orange Farm and her body stuffed in a washing basket.
Today we wake up to the news of a body of a woman being found along Golden Highway.
MEC applauded Tshegofatso's uncle, Tumisang Katake who represented Sandile Mantsoe, the convicted murderer of Karabo Mokoena, for declaring that he will never again represent a man who has been accused of killing or rape.
"We wish to call upon more lawyers to join Tshego's uncle and refrain from representing rapists and killers of women and children," said Mazibuko.
We wish to applaud the police for speedily arresting the perpetrators and are now asking the criminal justice sector to take over.
"As part of Growing Gauteng Together, there is a need to ensure that police are better equipped to offer support to victims of gender-based violence and are also properly trained to combat and investigate crime," said Mazibuko.
The Gauteng Provincial Government has allocated R 60 million towards the implementation of the GBV response plan.
"We will be appointing a Coordinator for the province whose responsibility will be that of ensuring effective implementation and monitoring of the response plan across all spheres of government in the province," added Mazibuko.
MEC further announced that they will be rolling out Green Doors in all the five corridors of Gauteng.