Gang rapes on pupils in Eastern Cape marred matric exams: Gwarube

She said such heinous acts were a reminder of the dangers that many girls face and called for all to stand against such acts as the country observes 16 days of activism against women and child abuse.“Schools and communities must be places of safety, not spaces of fear, violence and abuse.”Other challenges in the exam period were protests in various parts of the country, including in Jan Kempdorp in the Northern Cape, in Gert Sibande municipality in Mpumalanga and in Limpopo. Extreme weather in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga also disrupted exams.“These incidents reinforce the…