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Is 6 months really long enough for a woman to recover from abuse?

28 October 2019 - 08:00 By Shain Germaner
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The Centre for Applied Legal studies says government is obligated to ensure all women who pass through its shelters are assisted in finding long-term housing solutions and that six months is not enough to recover from serious abuse.
The Centre for Applied Legal studies says government is obligated to ensure all women who pass through its shelters are assisted in finding long-term housing solutions and that six months is not enough to recover from serious abuse.
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Is six months enough time to recover from physical abuse, being forced to flee your home and start a new life? It’s a question at the forefront of an upcoming urgent legal battle between the Gauteng department of community safety and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS).

Earlier in October, the department announced on social media it had sent eviction notices to five abused women housed at Johannesburg’s Ikhaya Lethemba women’s shelter, essentially forcing them to leave.

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