South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa called on men to take greater responsibility for violence against women and announced police action on unsolved cases, responding to public anger over recent murders.
Ramaphosa acknowledged the government had not done enough to protect women. He said police would review unsolved murders, attempted murders and serious sexual offences against women and children within 60 days. Police would also produce a funded plan to reduce the forensic backlog for such cases within the same timeframe, according to the announcement.
The president's remarks came amid a recent wave of killings that has drawn criticism of authorities and public concern. The Guardian reported the announcement but did not specify which recent cases prompted the statement or provide details on the scale of recent violence.