Hillary Gardee, Nosicelo Mtebeni, Uyinene Mrwetyana, Tshegofatso Pule and Ndivhuwo Munyai are just some of the faces and victims of a toxic violent scourge that continues to put this country to shame.

The brutal murder of Gardee, 28, the daughter of former EFF secretary-general and attorney Godrich Gardee, has sadly reminded us of how things have not changed for women and children in SA. The death toll just keeps rising...