Mbuyiselo Botha speaks to Peter Ndoro on Morning Live about men as victims of violence and abuse. Although prevalent, it is seldom spoken about or researched, because of prevailing societal beliefs about the violent nature of male existence, as well as stigma associated with men admitting to having being subjected to physical or emotional abuse.
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