History of rape and man...it extends far beyond "apartheid years" or colonisation of the Cape.  There is more than 500 years history of Mankind. Unfortunate this article is from a race angle and lacking focus on the real issue: Rape. Its effects on all women (regardless of colour) and remember that men are raped too.  Rape has been used in war by every culture, every race, for centuries; what solutions can we as Mothers raising boys, or as communities and a responsible society, do about the psychological reasons and effects of Rape. Now that would be interesting thought-provoking reading. But concluded with asking the SAPS for help - the very group you criticise for being part of the problem? "Upon my arrival at the Cape Town Station, harassment is rife from traffic cops..."