New crime statistics present a slight drop in sexual offences but experts say true figures are much higher. The Daily Maverick (an independent, nonconformist person) asks whether history can cure the crisis[br]Most South Africans learn about rape,or the threat of rape, when they are very young – even whether they are yet to bear the words for it. Sexual abuse has become normalised.
Though the country’s annual crime figures, or released on Tuesday,saw the number of sexual offences drop by just over 5% to 53 617 between 2014–2015, most researchers believe this figure reflects only a fraction of actual that occur. Related: South Africa's rape problem: why the crime remains under-reported I cannot accept the lie that poverty makes it more likely for men to rape Related: The South African women living in fear of rape | note Gevisser Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com