16 Days of Activism: R1.8 million should have been spent to help victims
14 December 2018
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is fully committed to the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign and have hosted a number of awareness and other events in this time.
However, we are deeply concerned that the eThekwini Metro is spending a whopping R1.8 million on two events in this period that will not directly help victims of gender-based violence.
The first event was an opening event on 27 November and the second event will take place tomorrow to conclude the campaign.
While we wholeheartedly support the campaign and recognise its significance (especially with statistics showing that in some parts of the City, gender-based violence is at its highest in the country) we believe that money spent during this campaign should benefit victims of abuse.