Sexual violence in South Africa

"It will dawn on them that over the body of the woman silence is being drawn like a blanket."

"In an article written for the Washington Post, Smith claimed that 'rape is endemic' in South African culture, and that 'the role of tradition and religion' in fostering a culture of rape needed to be understood. She stated that rape 'has become a prime means of transmitting [HIV/AIDS], to young women as well as children'."

"Many forms of sexual violence, particularly sexual harassment and forms of sexual coercion that do not involve physical force are widely viewed as normal male behaviour."

"I met much evidence to show that white men's ideals of justice in South Africa are becoming corrupted by contact with the colored hordes. The negro is a lusty animal, and he casts envious eyes upon the beauty of the white woman. While I was at Kimberley several sexual and semisexual outrages (of a most weird and uncanny character) were reported. Only one of the culprits was caught, and summary punishment was meted out to him by his white captor. The white community, far from being shocked, quietly applauded. There was no fuss of any sort. The law said nothing."