Ramaphosa reiterates call for men to stand up against GBVF [SOUND]

# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for greater action against perpetrators of gender-based violence and femicide, and for men to protect women. He was speaking after attending an Evangelical Presbyterian Church service in Alberton yesterday, where the church highlighted the scourge of violence against women. In recent months, the bodies of eleven women have been discovered across Ekurhuleni. Ramaphosa said respect for women must be taught as a basic recognition of their humanity, rather than as an act of generosity: