Respected SA surgeon breaks her silence to offer hope to rape and GBV survivors
(World News South Africa)

Durban - A respected KwaZulu-Natal surgeon and humanitarian has courageously broken her silence this Women`s Month over her assault and rape nearly seven years ago. “I have decided to speak out, so that women who have suffered or still endure the brutality of gender-based violence can know that they are not alone … they are far bigger heroes,” said Dr Morgie Govender. Morgie, as she prefers to be called, is Head of Surgical Gastroenterology at Grey`s Hospital and Honorary Clinical Lecturer at UKZN. She was attacked during a morning jog in Pietermaritzburg in late 2013. The assailant was never arrested. Talking to IOL for Women`s Month about her humanitarian work locally and abroad, Morgie...