President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on the matter of public and gender-based violence in a message that will be broadcast on radio and television at 18h00 today, Thursday 05 September 2019.
The broadcast follows a personal address by the President earlier today to thousands of protesters who had marched to Parliament to express their anger at gender-based violence.
The President welcomed the protesters’ demands for tougher measures against men who abuse women and assured demonstrators that the criminal justice system will deal more harshly with perpetrators.
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Khusela Diko, Spokesperson to the President
Cell: 072 854 5707
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