​Rofhiwa Marubini 
Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko will on Tuesday, lead the provincial launch of the 16 Days of Activism of No Violence against Women and Children campaign at Temba Stadium in Tshwane.
The campaign which takes place annually from 25 November to 10 December is the centre point of the government's comprehensive 365 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children.
The activities this year will be held under the theme: "The Year of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke: 16 Days of Activism – moving from awareness to accountability."
On Tuesday, Gauteng Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela presented the provincial crime statistics which cover the period from July to September 2021.
In the three months, 2054 cases of rape were open in the province.
A total of 1320 people were murdered in the province, this is an increase of 299 when compared to the same period last year. 
Mawela attributed the increase to the July civil unrests. "When compared to the previous normal period of 2019/2020 financial year, the murder percentage change would have been an 8.7% increase; an increase that is marginally lower than the current period," said Mawela.
The overall crime picture of Gauteng as reflected by the 17 community reported crimes during the second quarter of the 2021/22 financial year decreased by 1.6% translating to 1518 counts lower in comparison with the same period in 2020/21.
"This reduction was brought by the highest decreases recorded by the two crime categories namely, property-related crime and other serious crimes, whilst the other two crime categories (Contact crime and contact-related crime) recorded an increase," he said.
In his weekly newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa urged men to play a more active role in curbing Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
"Gender-based violence is, after all, a problem of male violence. It is predominantly men who are rapists. It is mainly men who are perpetrators of domestic violence.
"Because it is men who are the main perpetrators, it should be men taking the lead in speaking out and reporting gender-based violence, in raising awareness, in peer education and in prevention efforts," Ramaphosa said.