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By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Government's inability to create economic opportunities for women in South Africa leads to more women being victims of abuse. That's according to Dr Nthabiseng Moleko, senior lecturer in managerial economics and statistics at Stellenbosch Business School. Dr Moleko says women are more likely to remain in abusive relationships for economic survival. Earlier this week, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped while seeking employment in Verulam, north of Durban. Dr Moleko says the harsh statistics and realities of gender-based violence highlights government's failure to address the endemic through its missed targets in the rollout of the 2019 Emergency Response Action Plan...