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GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE OP-ED: GBV battle ball firmly in SAPS’ court after landmark Concourt judgment

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The celebrated judgment emphasises the opportunity for the newly appointed National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola, to fulfil his commitment to ensuring that police officers are sensitised to the realities of gender-based violence.

, which noted that 74% of detectives at the province’s top 20 police stations still had not received training on the Domestic Violence Act., the high court ruled in favour of Kawa, finding the SAPS grossly negligent in the performance of their duties in relation to both search and investigation.

These are basic police tasks and cast doubt on SAPS’ commitment to going back to the basics, let alone its prioritisation of GBV. This also undermines the

 

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