JOHANNESBURG - Our country is at war, with itself and in particular with its women and children and the violence perpetrated against them is brutal and unimaginable.
We know their names - Uyinene Myetyana, Olorato Mongale, Tshegofatso Pule - to identify just a few.
Hardly a day goes by in South Africa without a report of a woman or child being attacked, violated or killed.
The body count continues to increase while the same old question remains: What will it take for the onslaught to stop?
GBV in Gauteng continues to soar, and women in the province don't feel safe anywhere.
Civil society believes the justice system needs to be tougher on perpetrators.
The deputy police minister believes the government has prioritised interventions.
Women are being encouraged to continue to speak out and to report cases before it’s too late.