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…and then a deeper gash from words, which fall like knives out of His mouth…

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…and that night, the curtains close, and He gets angry at the deal that didn’t go through, the waiting bills, the overdone steak, and the loud way she chews it and so He does it again…

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…and then He’s sorry, and She stands on Her precarious pedestal as He showers Her with roses whose thorns will pierce Her skin the tighter She holds on…

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…and her daughter sees, “shhh, close your eyes monkey, no see, no do,” and then…

Children learn from what they see, and the pattern may continue into another generation.

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Between the year 2019 and 2020, 22,846 cases of common assault by a partner or ex-partner of a spouse were reported. In addition, 14,020 cases of assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm were recorded, while 817 cases of murder by either a partner or ex-partner.

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According to police reports, in the year 2020, on average, 58 people are murdered in South Africa every day, and more than 146 sexual offences are committed every day. Women and children are at the highest risk; as financial dependency keeps them trapped in abusive households.

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Between 2019 and 2020 the South African police recorded 42,289 rapes. This number increased from 41,583 in the 2018/19 period. On average, rapes have increased from 113 to 116 per day. Every day. Let that sink in.

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…and so He does it again; there sits a shiner in her socket, which she hides with shades and clumsy excuses…

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At least 1 in 5 women in South Africa have experienced violence at the hands of a partner. There are at least 110 rapes and 56 murders reported daily. And it is widely accepted that even with these scary numbers, there’s a lot of under reporting.

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