South Africa, like much of the world, continues to fail its most vulnerable populations
THE cries of South Africans continue to echo into an abyss of indifference. Women and children are persistently subjected to sexual violence, molestation, and countless other forms of abuse, often at the hands of those who are supposed to protect them: fathers, mothers, teachers, brothers, uncles, and guardians etc. Yet, these cries go unheard. Too many women, too many children, with far too many becoming nothing more than statistics; victims of the ‘monsters’ lurking not in dark alleys, but in the hallways of their own homes, schoolyards, churches, and university campuses.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, however, for many, it feels like just another month on the calendar. In a society where ‘monsters’ walk freely…
