DA welcomes Zuma 'Stop Rape' drive
2013-02-28 14:33
Johannesburg - A campaign opposing sexual violence
against woman and children, launched by President Jacob Zuma on Thursday, was
welcomed by the DA.
"This is a welcome step towards addressing the
scourge of rape and sexual violence in South Africa," DA Parliamentary
leader Lindiwe Mazibuko said in a statement.
Zuma announced the campaign at Glendale Secondary School
in Mitchell’s Plein, Cape Town, on Thursday morning.
Mazibuko said a national dialogue on the sexual violence
"epidemic" was needed and she would approach Parliament about holding
special public hearings across the country.
"I will be writing to all political parties
represented in the National Assembly to request their support for the
establishment of an ad hoc committee to enable this dialogue," she said.
This committee needed to be able to summon experts and
reach as many people as possible.
"We need to have the difficult conversations that
will enable us to seek and implement solutions to this crisis," Mazibuko
said.
- SAPA
