Ramaphosa warns gender-based violence remains SA’s second pandemic [SOUND]

# President Cyril Ramaphosa says patriarchy, harmful cultural practices, and the widespread silence in society continue to fuel gender-based violence and femicide. Addressing the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Women Judges in Cape Town, Ramaphosa described gender-based violence as the country’s second pandemic, as many women suffer again when they try to get justice. He said the gap between legislation and implementation continues to fuel violence and impunity: