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PBS NewsHour | Death Sheds Light on Violence Against Women in South Africa | PBS

Duration: 05:23
Program: PBS NewsHour #10569
Broadcast Date: Feb. 22, 2013

Although there is no current evidence of domestic abuse in the murder case against Oscar Pistorius, the death of Reeva Steencamp has shed light on a national problem in South Africa: the high rate of violence against women. Ray Suarez talks with journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault about this disturbing trend.

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Post Date: February 22, 2013