The Committee met virtually with the Department and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) to receive a briefing on the research survey into gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa. The survey would be carried out over a 30-month period, and would measure emotional, economic, physical and sexual intimate partner violence; non-partner sexual violence; sexual harassment; and other forms of GBV which were not often included in similar studies, such as ukuthwala (bride abduction).

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