KZN Premier launches E-Panic Apps to fight GBV
Premier Thami Ntuli said they want to use every
available tool to stop violence against women and children, including
technology.
He said gender-based violence should not be tolerated.
Ntuli spoke on Thursday at the launch of a series of E-Panic Apps at the Durban University of Technology’s Ritson Campus.
The apps feature alerts for victims experiencing violence, allowing users to send signals to nearby security officials.
Premier Ntuli said KwaZulu-Natal needs to be serious about creating safer communities.
READ: KZN to launch E-Panic App to combat GBV
"We can stand together and be united in one vision, not only government, not only the police, not only the business leaders, not only the religious leaders but all of us for a prosperous future, for your future, for your tomorrow."
The scourge in KZN was under the spotlight last week when the Commission for Gender Equality said it was concerned with the spike during a roundtable discussion held in Durban.
Statistics show over 100 women were killed between October and December last year, allegedly at the hands of their partners.
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