Siphiwe Mkhatshwa from Nkomazi in Mpumalanga is among the few people who were not only exposed to farming at a very young age, but also realised that one can accumulate wealth through land ownership and farming.
The young woman’s love for farming started when she and her siblings helped her father work his small piece of land, where he planted a variety of vegetables.
This is according to Dr Emeka Orisakwe, the Clinical Manager of Ngwelezana Hospital’s Thuthuzela Care Centre (TCC) in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, who also stressed that victims are not alone.
“TCCs are here to support and assist you, to ensure that you get the necessary help and are able to seek justice,” he said.
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has appealed to communities to support victims of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in order to break the stigma around GBV.
At the recent opening of the Sibasa Sexual Offences Court in Limpopo, Lamola urged society to work with government in rooting out GBV where it takes place. “We must make sure that there is no perpetrator of GBV who escapes the hands of justice due to victims not getting adequate support.
In addition to the many steps taken by government to clamp down on violence against women, children and vulnerable groups in recent months, President Cyril Ramaphosa is also seeking to ensure that the names of these sex offenders are known to the public.
Wayne Tewson, an art and design teacher at the Bracken High School in Alberton, Gauteng, wrote the pledge – called Men of Africa – which speaks about how young men have the power to change the current plague of GBV in South Africa.
“We proceed from the principle, as does every other sovereign state that all who live in South Africa must be legally permitted to do so. Police and immigration officials who take bribes in return for making cases go away, for releasing impounded goods or for issuing fraudulent documents must be dealt with firmly,” the President said.
Addressing a Joint Sitting of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces recently, the President said the plan strengthens existing measures and introduces new interventions in five principal areas.
These areas include;
Metrorail urges commuters not to climb on top of moving trains to ‘train surf’. Besides the danger of falling off, train surfers can also be electrocuted by power cables.