WESTERN CAPE - In an effort to educate communities on the affliction of Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) the Police Ministry will on Thursday, 18 August 2022 engage Cape Town residents on the active role, men need to play in ending violence against women.
The Tavern GBV dialogue is an awareness campaign spearheaded by the National Liquor Traders, it will see role-players in the alcohol industry, patrons, NGOs and the South African Police Service (SAPS) engage residents from the Cape Metropole townships namely Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, Phillipi and Nyanga, on the underlying causes of GBVF.
This dialogue will also serve as platform to interrogate and better understand the role alcohol plays in gender based related crimes.
Members of the media are invited to attend the dialogue:
Date: 18 August 2022
Time: 10:00
Venue: Rands Cape Town; 6 Makhabeni Road; Khaya Bazzar
Source: South African Police Service