SA's femicide epidemic claims seven lives daily

First Take SA

South Africa's femicide epidemic claims seven lives daily, with intimate partners responsible for nearly 60% of murders. Research by the South African Medical Research Council shows the Eastern Cape as a hotspot for femicide, with women twice as likely to be killed as those elsewhere in the country. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Professor Rachel Jewkes, Executive Scientist at the South African Medical Research Council, in the gender and health research unit