Gender activists around the country have been very worried about the possibility an increase in gender based violence during the current lockdown. Police statistics show that more than 2300 calls were recorded at the national GBV Command Centre during the first week of the lockdown. One hundred-and-48 were immediately registered as criminal cases. Sadly this issue has been with us for many years with no concrete solution. We are going to try again to find out what some of the major reasons are behind it and why the fear around the lockdown period as we welcome…
Guest: Koketso Moeti – Gender Activist

Guest: Lisa Vetten - PHD Fellow at Wits City Institute

Guest: Dr Chandre Gould - Senior research fellow at the justice and crime prevention programme of the ISS and founding member of the SA Violence Prevention Forum