The Human Sciences Research Council and its partners, Grassroot Soccer and Soul City Institute, say they are appalled by the high rate of sexual violence at schools, mainly in the Cape Metro and largely in Khayelitsha.

Through their research programme, Kwanele Project, the results of their Sexual Violence in Schools in South Africa (SeViSSA) initiative revealed that young children, from the age of 10, were the most vulnerable.

The shocking figures were released during a community dialogue on sexual violence in schools and the nature of the problem, at Chris Hani High School in Khayelitsha, on Friday August 3.

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