{
  "id": 11914990,
  "title": "DA demands Cachalia to release accurate GBVF crime stats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/da-demands-cachalia-to-release-accurate-gbvf-crime-stats",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T11:37:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/da-demands-cachalia-to-release-accurate-gbvf-crime-stats/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia, requesting that future crime statistics accurately reflect gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) statistics. This request comes in the wake of President Cyril Ramaphosa's unveiling of a four-point plan to combat GBVF. The DA expresses skepticism over the government's ability to allocate resources to tackle GBVF, given the inaccuracies present in the existing crime data.\n\nLisa Schickerling, a DA MP, points out that the South African Police Service (SAPS) has acknowledged issues with its data collection, such as victims being counted multiple times and errors in reporting victims' ages and genders. These inaccuracies hinder the understanding of GBVF's scale, efficient resource allocation, and government accountability. Schickerling emphasizes the need for corrected data by the November deadline, stating, \"We need accurate numbers to fight this crisis.\"\n\nMeanwhile, Boitumelo Moiloa, a member of the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) National Executive Committee, advocates for the allocation of a special budget by municipalities and government departments to combat GBVF. Moiloa, who is leading a National Day of Prayer and memorial at the Alberton Civic centre in Ekurhuleni, supports the four-point plan announced by Ramaphosa but calls for immediate action. She proposes redirecting budgets from municipalities where GBVF incidents are prevalent and ensuring that funds are allocated for bills and bails in a manner that prevents perpetrators from getting bail. Moiloa stresses the importance of gender-specific budget allocations and the need to ensure perpetrators do not obtain bail.",
  "summary": "President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement last week of a four point plan to fight GBVF last week.",
  "key_points": [
    "DA requests accurate GBVF stats from Cachalia",
    "SAPS acknowledges data collection issues",
    "Moiloa advocates for gender-specific budget allocations"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}