South Africa

Raped doing her job - but it won’t stop her

A 28-year-old community health worker was raped in Olifantsfontein, a town between Johannesburg and Pretoria, while walking to the homes of HIV and tuberculosis patients who had fallen behind on taking their medicine.

Police minister Bheki Cele commended a resolution to "a problem which could have resulted in a crisis".
Police minister Bheki Cele commended a resolution to "a problem which could have resulted in a crisis". (Gallo Images/Thinkstock)

A 28-year-old community health worker was raped in Olifantsfontein, a town between Johannesburg and Pretoria, while walking to the homes of HIV and tuberculosis patients who had fallen behind on taking their medicine.

But, she tells Times Select she “will keep going back to work. I love my job”.

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