ANCWL will lead GBVF to Ramaphosa during 16 Days of Activism

The African National Congress Women’s Alliance (ANCWL) on Wednesday demanded that rape offenders not receive bail and that parole for rape offenders be reviewed as part of action against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF).

Women’s league will march against GBVF on Friday and submit a memorandum of demands to the President Cyril RamaphosaThis also calls for a minimum sentence of life imprisonment for rape perpetrators.

ANC general secretary Fikile Mbalula will join the march.

ANCWL called for decisive action as the country and the world celebrate 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children from 25 November to 10 December.

ANCWL general secretary Nokuthula Nqaba The Women’s Union’s statement called for more funding for shelters, counseling centers and legal aid to provide holistic support to GBVF victims.

The ANCWL also calls for mandatory training for police and judicial officers to handle GBVF cases sensitively and effectively.

“Our call to action stems from the texts of the progressive women’s charter of 1954, which advocated a single society of both men and women with common problems and concerns, and that we must therefore join hands to remove all social evils and obstacles to humanity. development and evolution,” Nqaba said.

He said the league wanted a “fair and safer” South Africa where women and girls were protected, empowered and free from violence.

FOREIGN NATIONALS AND SPAZA STORES

The ANCWL also called on the government to quickly deport undocumented foreign nationals.

While the League wanted the State to empower local vendors and integrate them into the mainstream economic sector, it also called for stricter gun control measures.

Nqaba stated that the upcoming march also aims to protect the country’s children from foodborne diseases; Gauteng faced the deaths of almost 30 children who consumed snacks and hawker food from unregulated spaza shops and vendors.

“We are concerned about the impact of this on female-headed households in our country and hope that the government will soon find a solution to this tragic incident,” he said.