Ramaphosa shared his view on the gender-based violence scourge in the country.

“Sexual harassment is a huge challenge and it happens at various levels, even at the highest levels in terms of offices, you find that it happens,” Ramaphosa said.

“You've got to curb that, just like gender-based violence, we've got to raise a new level of consciousness. We want the men of our country to respect the women of our country. Treat them with dignity and honour, and see them not as objects, neither objects for abuse nor objects as toys.”

Ramaphosa was speaking to women at the Businesswomen's Association of South Africa (Bwasa) gathering on Tuesday.

The meeting was hosted to scrutinise government's commitment to women empowerment.

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