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ACTION NEEDED NOW: Minister for Women Lulama Xingwana

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Xingwana was reacting to Sowetan's report about a Pretoria woman who was burnt to death, allegedly by her husband.

Agnes Ramagoshi, 45, of Block L Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, was set alight on June 15. Her husband, a primary school deputy principal, is alleged to have doused his sick wife with petrol and set her alight during an argument. Ramagoshi will be buried on Saturday in Soshanguve.

Xingwana said she was concerned about the rising trend of domestic violence and women abuse. She said she was confident the strengthening of law enforcement measures, particularly the re-establishment of family violence, child protection and sexual offences units, would assist in turning the tide against these crimes.

"We are concerned at the growing reports of women who continue to die at the hands of their partners, and children being killed or abused by people who were supposed to protect and love them. Many of these cases point to a deterioration of the moral fibre of our society. We urge members of our communities to join hands with government in order to help defeat the scourge of child and women abuse."

She reiterated her call to the courts to ensure they impose the heaviest possible sentence against those found guilty of women and child abuse.

"This will send a clear message to all would-be perpetrators that our society and justice system will not tolerate these crimes. We urge law enforcement agencies to do everything in their power to ensure that Ms Ramagoshi and other victims of crime get justice. We have confidence that those found guilty of these heinous crimes will face the full wrath of our criminal justice system."

Xingwana said cases of women murder increased by 5.6% and sexual offences against children increased by 2.6% in 2010/2011, compared to 2009/2010.

Sowetan also recently reported that a Pretoria man shot his wife and fatally stabbed their daughter before committing suicide.

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Aug 15, 2012

tpaz

I agree
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Aug 15, 2012

MicaParis

Comrade Lulu is once again blowing hot air, thereby firing blanks as usual! This Comrade is very unproductive to the level of irritation. We are tired of repetition of different form of structures which are wasting the tax payers money without any serious vital core initiative! What is the actual responsibility and duties of the SAPS, Ohhhh to sleep all night and day getting paid for nothing? We need to urgently get dungs like Comrade Lulu out of the Government for lack of innovation and viciousness! Real core vital knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance and Confucius. Cadre Lulu is actually remixing the ANC disease of creating many useless structures which will render people nothing but useless services which are nothing but a repetitive routine which will not take us anywhere. The honorable ''little minded'' Lulu once again proved to us that there is no cure for stupidity in some of the ANC cadres!!
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Aug 15, 2012

McLoving

I am saying it again.I blame ANC government for lack of protection of women and children in SA.Since Zuma became president the level of crime against women and children has escalated. In SA we need to introduce a legislation that provides principles ,guidance and strategies aboout the way in which we can protect women and children in our society including vulnerable people like disabled and eldery people.
I find it hard to believe that we haven't had those structures in place,it's only now that the Minister is calling for their re-establishment.
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Aug 15, 2012

THEmadame2B-BBEE

@MicaParis
I second that motion cadre..........
the question is what will scare the big bad Wolf(man), from abusing woman and children and it ain’t definitely not going to be a special unit, I sense that that unit will further create havoc as children will be involved and the ,matter of 'custody' will arise, this is not the USA child welfare issue, where you will it will be mostly black parents who will be subjected to this and it will see the increase of young black man in prison because he 'slapped' his girlfriend (eg. Bonang vs Euphonik)over a heated argument.....the solution should be driven beyond this unit, Lulu was look at the social structures of the society especially the black society

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Aug 15, 2012

Ingxabano

I for one don't blame government for the inhuman behaviour of some Man, the lack of respect and Infidelity is the result of this. Our society has no respect of human life, this dude is a teacher by profession but still his mind consist of Amabhungane. A man is man not because he think is man, a man is man because he act as man not like a man.
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Aug 15, 2012

Reyataz

MicaParis, I agree with you 110%. This is the same Lulu who flew first class with a huge entourage to New York for touring the City whilst the UN was in session to discuss the plight of women and children throughout the world. Hers is a cheap shot at trying to regain our confidence.
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Aug 15, 2012

MakgwebelakaKokoYaManoti!

Feela e tlameha ho ba Unit e tla thubela diketsahalo tsa mofuta ono, e seng e tlo sebetsana le tsona di se di etsahetse.Ke kgopolo e ntle hahaolo eo wena Lulu Xingwana.
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Aug 15, 2012

RobinH

Create the units, dissolve the units, create the units again.... meanwhile provide absolutely no training to personnel on how to deal with such offenses. Lady, you are a waste of air.
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Aug 15, 2012

Acengcobo

Can't agree further with MicaParis, Reyataz and RobinH - I really think that the minister enjoy listening to herself talking. What is worrying about the state of women and children in SA (abuse) is the absolute discard or absence of historical context and political will in the government (especially Xingwana's office). Like all SA policies - her office fails to implement what is already existing (legislation) and keep on wanting to come up with dubious suggestions aimed at making a difference.

Women and children are serious criminal offences and thus need special legal attention - period. Its almost 22 years since SA attained political freedom yet her department still lack a coherent social policy intervention strategy to curb this pandemic (women and children abuse). The minister need to start listening to what the victims are saying and start (through her department) implementing their aspirations, not what her department see it dim fit to implement. We want a department that is all inclusive through social policy. This will mean that abuse women and children should be included in all levels of policy development (conceptualization, design, implementation and moniitoring and evaluation). Hers should be to avail resources to carry this task than to be a mere contributionist.
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Aug 15, 2012

somaartakeit

I heard this already a million times, lulu stop being simpleton all the time get with on your responsibility of service deliverance in accordance with your portfolio, plse stop telling us the obvious!!!!
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