ATTENTION: THE WORLD; Epidemic Of Violence By Men Aagainst Women In SOUTH AFRICA. , The spate of killings and rape in recent time has sparked outrage in a country with one of the world’s highest murder rates. According to government statistics, more than 1500 people are murdered every month in South Africa. About 3000 women were murdered last year - or one every three hours - which is more than five times higher than the global average, according to the World Health Organisation. Femicide, rape and gender-based violence has become so commonplace that it barely makes headlines in the national media. But recent brazen attacks have shocked even those accustomed to daily incidents of violence. A female boxing champion was gunned down on August 30 by a man allegedly serving as a police officer. Another man was charged on Monday with attacking a Cape Town university student in a post office, and raping and murdering her. A 14-year-old was raped,...
