-by Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad

The brutal killings of nine women since July in Ekurhuleni, in Gauteng, has sparked outrage and calls are being made for predators to be held accountable as opposed to women having the responsibility to safeguard themselves. Praneetha Aniruth, Chairperson of the Umhlanga Women's Forum, and Dr Tara Farrer Harris from the Department of Social Work and Criminology at the University of Pretoria joined Newsbreak Talk as we discussed the societal norm of expecting women to take precautions against rapists and killers who seemingly roam the streets freely...