Makgato Calls For Stiffer Penalties In GBV Cases

Speaking during the World AIDS Day Commemorations in Bobonong on Friday, Makgato said women are hurting and sad because of a spate of cases of GBV where innocent children have lost their lives. “I do not want to turn numb to the pain of women in this society. Let us, during this 16 Days of Activism on GBV stop and think of what should be done. I want stiffer penalties and we do not want bail for perpetrators. We want to stand as a united voice and I will continue to speak endlessly in Parliament,” she said.

Makgato wondered how it becomes possible for a mature man to rape and murder a nine-year-old girl. She said even girls who become sexually active at a very early age are being used by responsible males.