{"id":43378,"date":"2023-11-30T11:20:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T09:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/fight-against-gbv-ongoing-20231129\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T02:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:44:49","slug":"fight-against-gbv-ongoing-20231129","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/fight-against-gbv-ongoing-20231129\/","title":{"rendered":"Gugulethu residents call on government to impose severe penalties on gender-based violence offenders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Residents in KTC urged the government to impose severe penalties against the perpetrators of gender-based violence (GBV).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Residents in KTC urged the government to impose severe penalties against the perpetrators of gender-based violence (GBV).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The event was organised by Gugulethu police and other local organisations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents in KTC urged the government to impose severe penalties against the perpetrators of gender-based violence (GBV). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They made this call during the launch of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign on Friday 24 November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was organised by Gugulethu police and other local organisations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event kicked off with a march with protesters handing out brochures&nbsp;with information concerning GBV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One resident, Lwando Maqhetseba, by contrast, told <span>City Vision<\/span> that men are the ones affected the most by GBV. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWomen abuse us emotionally, physically and financially,\u201d he said. \u201cWhatever they want to do to us they do because they know the law is on their side. 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