President Jacob Zuma supports 10-year anniversary of the 16 Days Campaign in South Africa.

President Jacob Zuma supports 10-year anniversary of the 16 Days Campaign in South Africa.

Today marks the last day of 6 DAYS OF ACTIVISM CAMPAIGN ON NO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN. President of the republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma urge the nation to take a stand, at a closing ceremony held at QWAQWA CAMPUS, FREE STATE UNIVERSITY. Amongst the guest were Free State Premier, Ace Magashule, and Minister for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities, Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya. The campaign has become a United Nations-endorsed campaign that takes place annually from the 25th of November, which is the International Day of No Violence against Women to 10 December today, International Human Rights Day. Women rights in South Africa have so far guarantees the protection of Woman. Meanwhile the crime statistics released by the Police Department in September this year indicated an unfortunate increase in sexual offences, with much more cases of rape being enrolled for the first time in the magistrate courts across the country.
Jacob Zuma also supported the importance of government and stakeholders, to popularize the laws that have been put in place to protect women and children. Since the advent of democracy in 1994, Government has placed legislation to redress the wrongs affecting women and children in particular.

Thanduxolo Jindela