SA: Rape victims paid off · Global Voices
Sokari Ekine

Mzansi Afrika reports from South Africa on a rumour that rape victims are being offered financial compensation by families of rapists  in lieu of them reporting the rape to the police. “because a lot of people are poor due to unemployment, particularly young people, families of victims often accept the money, since they need it and they are told that maybe the alleged rapist is the bread winner or a provider to the family therefore if he is prosecuted they (the alleged rapist family) will not be able to survive.”