国际英语资讯:S. Africa celebrates Womens Day amid calling for women protection
<p><span word="JOHANNESBURG">JOHANNESBURG</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 9-- <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Cyril">Cyril</span> <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mbekweni">Mbekweni</span>, <span word="Paarl">Paarl</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>" <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, <span word="dignity">dignity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scourge">scourge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="exploitation">exploitation</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="pathways">pathways</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="university">university</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="Siyabulela">Siyabulela</span> <span word="Jentile">Jentile</span>, <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Name">Name</span>", <span word="an">an</span> <span word="equity">equity</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="raped">raped</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="Jentile">Jentile</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forefront">forefront</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="gender">gender</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="folding">folding</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>," <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="activist">activist</span>, <span word="Gaopalelwe">Gaopalelwe</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Gaopalelwe">Gaopalelwe</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Rhodes">Rhodes</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="Kenan">Kenan</span> <span word="Maseko">Maseko</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span> <span word="raped">raped</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="premises">premises</span>.</p>
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