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As the globe prepares to mark the 16 days of activism against Gender-based violence this month end, South Africa continues to grapple with the alarming rate of violence.
In a recent incident, which went viral on social media, a Cape Peninsula University of Technology student was reportedly stabbed by a man believed to be her husband, only a day after University of the Western Cape students marched on a campaign against gender-based violence.
South Africa has experienced a rising number of incidences of gender-based violence and femicide and intimate partner violence in institutions of higher learning in the recent past. It is evident that more efforts are required from the Higher Education sector to establish mechanisms to deal effectively with this challenge. What is seen in these institutions mirrors the challenges seen in the society, where gender based violence remains high.
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