Kill the women?! South Africa’s Gender-Based Violence Crisis

South Africa, a nation lauded for its progressive constitution and commitment to human rights, is grappling with a devastating epidemic of gender-based violence (GBV). In jaw dropping incidents of GBV, the most recent one being a child sexually violated with the prime suspect being the headmaster of the school, one begins to wonder on the social construct and conscience of what is called the "Rainbow Nation". Prominent in the complexities of the rainbow, the nation is colored bright by the plight of women feeling unsafe every minute of the day.