President Ramaphosa orders urgent action on gender-based violence:
Municipalities ordered to identify and fix safety hazards for women within 90 days
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Ramaphosa announces measures against gender-based violenceUrgent municipal hazards must be fixed within 90 days or scheduled in funded implementation plans.
Key FactsSep 30, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
- A national case-recovery operation must audit unresolved cases within 60 days and create recovery plans for priority cases within 90 days.
- Within 60 days, a funded plan must reduce the forensic backlog, with progress reported publicly every quarter.
- Municipalities must conduct safety audits within 60 days; urgent hazards must be fixed within 90 days or included in funded plans.
- The nationally elevated investigation involves several specialties; several arrests have occurred, but Ramaphosa said no evidence indicates one perpetrator.
A woman who summons the courage to report abuse must not be turned away from a police station.— Ramaphosa said during his address to the nation that a woman who summons the courage to report abuse must not be turned away from a police station.
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