“If only I had teeth down there,” were the words of a rape victim.

08/02/2013

An anti-rape female condom using a different design was invented by Dr Sonnet Ehlers, a South African woman. 

Dr Ehler: “My aim with the device is to empower women and promote gender equality. If men can use their bodies – their manhood, as a weapon of attack – well then it’s time for women to do the same! The fear and vulnerability that I saw in the tear-filled eyes of rape victim is what drove me to begin my action against rape,”

Interpol name South Africa the “Rape Capital of the World”.

By Sibahle Malinga

08/02/2013

One in three South African women will be raped in their lifetime.

It is estimated that a woman born in South Africa has a greater chance of being raped than learning to read.

Two out of five South African male learners say they have been raped, according to a survey carried out in 1 200 schools across the country.

The greatest increase in sexual crimes is against infants and children under the age of 7. According to Rape aXe, rape statistics have been on the rise in South Africa with child infant rape increasing by 400% over the last decade.

Tee Jay Mapailanage pregnancy is one of the major reasons why girls leave school. One in every eight girls is forced out of the education system as a result of pregnancy.

45% of rapes reported to the police in South Africa are child rapes.

50% of South Africa’s children will be abused before the age of 18.

85% of them will be by perpetrators known to them.

South Africans are coming together as a nation and declaring enough is enough fighting this scary trend.

The ANC Women’s League and the Presidency have both issued statements, expressing their shock and outrage at the recent events.

Police have asked citizens to stand up and do something about it.

The citizens are being urged to report incidents of rape or sexual abuse, and assist the police in ensuring that these characters face the full wrath of the law.

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