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No end to cycle of abuse in SA

THE Teddy Bear Clinic in Parktown has seen its fair share of challenges over the years but the Covid-19 pandemic has left it reeling.

During the national lockdown, the clinic attended to more than 10 000 “clients”.

Of these, more than 8 000 were new cases.

The government’s gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide command centre recorded more than 120 000 GBV complaints in the

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