Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, will speak about issue of violence against women in South Africa on September 23. Duchess is devising to raise issue of violence during her royal tour in Cape Town, just hours after arriving with Prince Harry and her son, Archie. During a 10-day royal tour to Africa, royal couple is set to visit deprived township on first morning itself. Recently, re have many reports of females getting killed in country that have also fueled numerous national protests. 

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Royal Tour

Royal couple will start tour on September 23. Reportedly, it has been deemed “strange” for royal couple to t dress current climate change keeping in mind ir official programme and duchess is all about women and ir issues.  Buckingham Palace h revealed earlier about tour in a township in Cape Town. y will also witness children workshops on ir rights, self-awareness, and safety. Purportedly, fans might also get a glimpse of ir son during tour. However, re is mention of child in official schedule. Prince Harry will also make a trip to Angola to see her late mor's legacy to raise awareness for threat posed by landmines in 1997. According to Palace, Prince Harry is er to support young people across Africa in order to reach ir potential.

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Women in South Africa

According to World Health Organisation (WHO), rate of women being attacked and murdered in South Africa is five times global aver. Recently, more than 4,000 people attended demonstrations wearing all black raising issue of violence against women. Royal family is usually seen sidelining political issues of countries y visit, however, this time y are all set to raise issue of violence. This activism was renewed among South Africans after a 19-year old girl was raped and murdered in August by an employee of post office. protesters demand funding by South Africa's corporate sector to fight -based violence. According to South African Police Service statistics, nearly 41,000 cases of rape were registered in 2018-19 financial year. 

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(With inputs from ANI)