Activists slam KZN Premier's office GBV poster
WATCH | South Africans in the UK set to protest against GBV
The poster bears the slogan 'Asingababulali, Asibathande, Sibaphe imali'. This translates to 'Let us not kill them, let us love them, let us give them money'.
The Hlanganisa Community Fund for Social and Gender Justice says the messaging is tone-deaf.
Lebo Ramafoko, the Board Chair of Hlanganisa, claims that the relatively few women who report cases are not supported.
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