RAPE CASES SURGE TO OVER 2 PER DAY

MBABANE – The alarming statistics surrounding sexual violence in the country paint a grim picture as not less than two women are subjected to sexual assault every single day.

These figures are not just numbers; they represent the traumatic experiences of real individuals whose lives are irreparably altered by such senseless acts of violence. A tragic example of this occurred recently when a two-year -old toddler became a survivor of rape - a brutal act that defies comprehension and highlights the urgent need for action.

The toddler is one of three family minors sexually violated at Dvudvusini. The three children were said to have been discovered by a family member aged 21, who reported to the police that during the month of January 2025, she discovered that her nieces aged two; five and five were forced into sexual intercourse without protection inside a house by a known person.

The suspect is yet to be arrested. The three minors are part of the 34 females sexually violated in the past weeks. Subsequent to this, on Monday this publication reported that five rape cases were reported in the past five days across the country.  Of the 34 rapes, 17 of them were committed in the broad daylight across various parts of the country.

In Matsapha, a teenager, 19, of Eteni reported that on March 5, 2025 at 2am, she was raped once without the use of protection by an unknown person inside a house at Eteni. In Mbabane, a 40-year-old of  Mahwalala  Zone 6 reported  that  on  March 9, 2025  at  about 5:10pm, she discovered   that   her   teenage daughter, 17, was forced into sexual intercourse once without protection  inside  a house by a known person while at  Mahwalala.

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Meanwhile, two rape cases were reported in Siteki, where a 14-year-old was forced into sexual intercourse by an unknown person once without protection in the forest while at Dvokodvweni. Also in Siteki, a woman aged 38, of Maphungwane, reported that on December 27, 2024 at 8:30 am, her daughter aged 16, was forced into sexual intercourse twice without protection inside a house by a known person while at New Thulwane nurses’ home.

On the other hand, at Siphofaneni on March 8, 2025, at 5pm, a woman aged 31, reported that she had been forced in to sexual intercourse once without protection in a bush by a known person while at Phuzumoya. Also, in Mbabane a teenager, 14, of Nkwalini reported that on March 8, 2025 at 3pm, she was raped twice without protection in a bush while at Nkwalini. 

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