Hlengiwe Mkhize is jubilant about the launch of a fund to assist in the fight against GBVF.
The fund has been put together by the private sector, under the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
In addition to Ramaphosa, the fund is also working jointly with the International Women s Forum of SA.
A private-sector led, multi-sectorial fund has been launched, which will assist in fighting gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), the Ministry of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities said in a statement on Tuesday. In welcoming the newly launched gender-based violence (GBV) Response Fund, the Deputy Minister in the Presidency for the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize, was jubilant over the stance taken by the private sector in joining hands with government to fight GBVF in South Africa, the ministry said.