19 APRIL2025W MAN LEADERGLOBAL W MAN LEADERGLOBAL victims, having called to seek help. This numerical data has been collected in between 2020 to 2023.It also discloses that GBV is not only limited to under-privileged women but it affects high, medium and low-income people as well, as per Cornè Davis. Coming from the University of Johannesburg, she has analysed the help of the foundation at your Fingertips USSD mobile phone data.STATISTICAL FIGURESAccording to data, Limpopo, one of the smallest provinces of the country by population has recorded the highest calls per capita at 104 per 100 000 people, exemplifying how much of empowerment and development the country needs.Cornè stated, "You would expect the largest numbers from the largest province, so that is a key finding, showing where help is needed."Besides, North West which is the third smallest province among all has seen a 103 call rate with Free State at 99 along with Mpumalanga and Gauteng at 97 and 93. Lastly, Western Cape has recorded the lowest number of calls per capita i.e., 51:100 000. Eastern Cape had seen 52, Northern Cape 59 and KwaZulu-Natal, 68.Cornè added, "It was very obvious that GBV occurs throughout the year, but we could identify certain peak times being September, November, and October. Intriguingly, the highest volume of calls was recorded during lunch hours, between 12 and 1pm, suggesting that victims often use their workplace as a safe space to seek help."CONCLUSIONApart from the reported cases, something that still exists as one of the most troubling aspects is that there's very low rate of reporting to the police. This can lead to many cases that have not been notified to the official.There's only seven percent of cases being reported, as per Cornè and that is because of the systemic failures in the criminal justice system that prevents people from looking out for help. Besides, the police also not that well-equipped in order to handle rapes cases, having a backlog in DNA analysis.She said, "When I spoke to the NPA recently, they were saying they were catching up, or trying their best to catch up on the backlog."In conclusion, the nation needs to put its focus on women's safety and bring certain laws that can change the scenarios for all the females living within the country.
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