"We are a country under siege and the high levels of (domestic) violence suggest this," said Thoko Majokweni, head of the sexual offences unit of the National Prosecuting Authority.
She said the NPA requested traditional leaders to enter into an agreement with the government to fight domestic violence after a 2003 study revealed that most "people still trust them".
The study was conducted by the NPA in Limpopo last year, she said.
Project Ndabezitha would be carried out in Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal as a pilot project in September. – Sapa.
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