Incest and defilement abound in Kgatleng

Dineo Segobai, who spoke at the commemoration of '16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence' in Mochudi last Thursday, said that it is unfortunate that most of the cases go unreported as the community and other officials that have access to such incidents are not cooperative. Labelling this as a sort of 'disease', Segobai said it is unfortunate that relatives protect perpetrators at the expense of the child. As a result, most cases are covered up.

"From January to September this year, we have received nine cases which present themselves twice as defilement and incest," she said, adding that in November they were made aware of three other cases during an orphan retreat.