Tshepisong in Kagiso was painted a shade of blue on Friday, 25 November, when the Kagiso Police launched the 16 Days for Activism of No Violence Against Women and Children.
The men and women in blue launched the campaign in Tshepisong because it is one of the areas with the highest number of women and child abuse cases.
“Tshepisong is one of the hot-spots, where a number of contact and violence related crimes were reported, and contact crimes such as rapes, armed robberies and assault with grievous bodily harm are also rife in that area,” said Warrant Officer Solomon Sibiya.
The Kagiso Police formed a partnership with other government stakeholders and partners and started their march near the Zion Christian Church to an open space near the local clinic and community hall, which are some of the crime hot-spots. The police’s drills squad then led the march to other hot-spots where a prayer session was held to remember the victims of violence and sexual abuse.
The march then proceeded to the Harry Gwala Primary School, where speakers from different organisations and departments shared their sentiments and experience.
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