Four women killed in a week – GBV time bomb ticking

The murder of a woman in Usakos has been widely condemned by the community via protest action. This came after a strongly-worded statement from the town’s mayor, Irene Simeon-Kurtz. Another woman was murdered in Mariental while another got killed here in Windhoek, prompting widespread outrage. In order to discuss this, we are joined by the spokesperson of the Ondonga Traditional Authority, Frans Enkali and clinical psychologist Shaun Whitaker..

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