#wiseTalk: Cases of GBV in August/September 2019

Wise Talk is a series by Wise 4 Afrika to engage gender-based violence and femicide in the African landscape. This episode pertains to the crisis of gender-based violence national crisis in South Africa as well as the National Strategic Plan to curb its scourge. Brenda Madumise-Pajibo and Onica Makwakwa both lead this discussion through a live stream on Facebook. 

In this episode, Brenda and Onica discuss the cases of Uyinene Mrwetyana and Baby C. The former refers to the UCT student that was reported missing and the latter is the 18-month-old child that was assaulted. More so, they discuss the legal matters around women attempting to get justice where gender-based violence is concerned. Going further, they discuss the National Strategic Plan that is set to be put into place to address the epidemic.