{"id":49466,"date":"2013-12-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/49466\/mayor-appeals-for-no-violence-against-women-and-children\/"},"modified":"2013-12-03T10:43:55","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T08:43:55","slug":"mayor-appeals-for-no-violence-against-women-and-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/12\/03\/mayor-appeals-for-no-violence-against-women-and-children\/","title":{"rendered":"16-days of activism"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the Ekurhuleni Metro’s council meeting, in Germiston, on November 26, the mayor, Mondli Gungubele, appealed for no violence against women and children.<\/p>\n

November 25 marked the start of the 16 Days of Activism for No violence Against Women and Children.<\/p>

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“May I take this moment to appeal to all of us to lead the gospel of non-violence against women and children in our various constituencies?” asked Gungubele.<\/p>\n

“Let us all say no to the scourge of women and children abuse.”<\/p>

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The mayor continued to say that abuse in any form cannot be allowed to continue in “our” space.<\/p>\n

“As leaders, we are expected to lead from the front, with the right and positive messages in our communities,” he added.<\/p>\n

In actual fact, said Gungubele, it is wrong for this campaign to happen only November 25 to December 10.<\/p>\n

“This, to me, is a campaign for 365 days a year,as crimes against our most vulnerable in society do not just happen in November and December,but throughout the year,” he added.<\/p>\n

Gungubele said that, just over a month ago “we had two toddlers poisoned, allegedly by their own mother, in Zonkizizwe.<\/p>\n

“Recently, a 10-year-old boy from Ramaphosa was abducted, killed and set alight.<\/p>\n

“Enough is enough.”<\/p>\n

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