Women must report GBV

As South Africa wraps up the awareness campaigns associated with the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, the abuse of women continues unabated.

- Masoka Dube

South Africa wraps up the awareness campaigns associated with the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, the abuse of women continues unabated.

One may wonder why I decided to write about this topic while a lot has been written about it since last month, as the country tries to sensitise the public about the issues relating to gender-based violence (GBV).

Well, the reason is that this week I witnessed a peculiar GBV incident in which a senior female police officer was badly assaulted by her partner, who also threatened to shoot her in the head.

When the squabble between the two started I was indoors, watching movies.

I heard her screaming, saying: "Don't kill me, let me explain...let me tell you what happened."

And the voice of a man could be heard saying: "Today I am going to kill you and I need everyone to witness that."

When I went outside, I found a crowd of people witnessing the event.