# ActionSA says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on gender-based violence was too late and failed to acknowledge the ongoing crisis and weakened criminal justice system leaving women and children vulnerable. The party’s Herman Mashaba says while welcoming the case audit, SAPS detectives are overwhelmed and cannot process cold cases. Mashaba says leaders report police operating under severe resource constraints with slow response times and poor case management. He says victims face secondary violence through delays, insensitive treatment and lost dockets.
ActionSA says president fails to address structural failures in justice system