Investment and growth require a safe, stable and crime-free environment. That’s the word from President Cyril Ramaphosa.Ramaphosa said over the last six months, communities have come together to end the crisis of gender-based violence. Through building social compacts across society to fight this scourge we will be able to achieve much more.
But it is only the beginning of the struggle,” he said. Ramaphosa said that the Domestic Violence Act will be amended to better protect victims in violent domestic relationships.
He also announced that the S-e-xual Offences Act will be amended to broaden the categories of s-e-x offenders whose names must be included in the National Register for S-e-x Offenders. We will pass a law to tighten bail and sentencing condition in cases that involve gender-based violence,” Ramaphosa said.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government will tighten bail and sentencing condition in cases that involve gender-based violence. The Sexual Offenses Act and the Domestic Violence Act will be amended. #SONA2020 Courtesy #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/sIbJIAz6uC
— eNCA (@eNCA) February 13, 2020
[Read] President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Domestic Violence Act is expected to be amended to better protect victims in violent domestic relationships #SONA2020 #GrowSA #GBV https://t.co/heF8pmiNoL pic.twitter.com/DclIHOqsbx
— SA Gov News (@SAgovnews) February 13, 2020
In other news – I hate them so much – DJ Zinhle breathes fire after her Luggage was broken into at British Airways
A black cloud seems to have hanged around one of our favourite local celebrities, and what has happened to her is not good at all.
DJ Zinhle‘s mood was on negative zero, after an unfortunate experience in British Airways. Read more
Source: eNCA
