On Monday, 28 August 2023, the DA Gauteng Shadow MEC for Social Development, Refiloe Nt’sekhe MPL, the DA Tshwane Ward 24 Councillor, Cllr Thabisile Vilakazi, and the DA activists will picket outside the Garankuwa Magistrate Court D and attend court proceedings to support a 70-year-old rape victim.
Gogo Elizabeth Dliwayo was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 22-year-old man in July 2023.
Women and children’s lives are at risk due to the high number of sexual crimes reported in Gauteng.
The crime statistics for the first quarter of the 2023/24 financial year indicate 146 rapes in domestic violent crimes, and an overall total of 1 910 rapes occurred between April and June in Gauteng.
Members of the media are invited, and there will be an opportunity for interviews and photographs.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: 28 August 2023
Venue: Garankuwa Magistrate Court
Time: 09:00