‘Knee-jerk’ GBV bill ‘will only make things worse and turn rescuers into criminals’
Experts say underfunded shelters don’t have the means to fulfil the legislation’s overly complicated criteria
21 October 2020 - 20:06
Johannesburg shelters are calling a new gender-based violence (GBV) draft bill a “knee-jerk reaction” to the scourge...
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