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Contributor [1]
Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 03:00
Categories: 
Women & gender [2]
Issue Number: 
83 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Violence against women is one of the most pressing public health problems in South Africa, with rape being more common than tuberculosis, according to Professor Lynette Denny, senior specialist at Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

Category: 
ICT, Media & Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/wgender/10528 [5]
Country: 
South Africa [6]

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