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Rape - silent war on SA women South African protest against
violence on women South Africans are mobilising against sexual
violence test hello test By the BBC's Carolyn Dempster  Rape is
endemic in South Africa.  On this the police, politicians,
sociologists and rape survivors all agree. There is a silent war
going on, a war against women and children.  It is a fact that a
woman born in South Africa has a greater chance of being raped,
than learning how to read.  One in four girls faces the prospect
of being raped before the age of 16 according to the child
support group, Childline.  Campaigner Charlene Smith Charlene
Smith, rape survivor and campaigner Believes solution to
combating sexual violence lies in:   • the way mothers bring up
sons   • greater community res