Minister Chikunga condemns persistent acts of gender-based violence and femicide [SOUND]

# Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says the persistent acts of gender-based violence and femicide are a national crisis. The minister is particularly concerned about incidents involving intimate partners and family members. The department’s spokesperson, Cassius Selala, says while the government has made fighting GBVF one of its top priorities, the plight of women and girls in South Africa has been deplorable over the past 30 years of democracy: