a) For the past five financial years, a total number of 31 376 South Africans have benefited from shelters for victims of gender-based violence operated the department of Social Development.
b) The breakdown of the specified numbers in each province is as follows (where there are gaps, please note that the concerned provinces had not provided the said information at the time of replying):
PROVINCE |
FINANCIAL YEARS AND NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES |
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2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
|
Eastern Cape |
220 |
417 |
510 |
451 |
188 |
Free State |
363 |
345 |
336 |
202 |
237 |
Gauteng |
12991 |
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Kwa-Zulu Natal |
3767 |
3970 |
2438 |
2746 |
|
Limpopo |
83 |
97 |
104 |
104 |
93 |
Mpumalanga |
489 |
508 |
720 |
739 |
420 |
Northern Cape |
223 |
244 |
199 |
215 |
|
North West |
62 |
82 |
222 |
102 |
85 |
Western Cape |
1963 |
1851 |
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TOTAL |
5207 |
5663 |
6492 |
6410 |
14014 |