# The EFF says the failure to resolve gender-based violence and child maintenance cases is not only due to incompetence, but also the deliberate corruption and neglect within the police service. According to statistics, over 33-percent of women over 18-years-old have experienced physical violence. As of February 2024, there were 170-thousand incomplete child maintenance applications across the country. The EFF says too many women and children are left without justice, as police officials abuse their power, stall investigations, or protect perpetrators.
EFF calling for a complete overhaul of GBV and child maintenance response systems