KZN MECs to visit family of Bergville rape victim
KwaZulu-Natal MECs will on Thursday visit the home of a child rape survivor in Bergville.
The Department of Social Development says the girl's family was allegedly offered cattle as a gesture to pay for damages.
MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza says they were also told that the child was allegedly threatened with a knife in the KwaKhwela area in July.
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A team of social workers has already been assigned to the family.
Khoza says another concern is that the alleged perpetrator has not yet been arrested.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka will also attend the visit.
