National Christian Forum calls for the reinstatement of the death penalty to combat femicide [SOUND]

# The South African National Christian Forum is calling for an immediate national referendum on reviewing and amending the Constitution to reinstate the death penalty for convicted murderers. The call follows the murders of four women in Rhodesfield, Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, over the past two months. Forum president Marothi Mashashane says the ongoing violence against women in the country has reached a catastrophic level, and that current legal frameworks are failing to deter perpetrators: