This document discusses the high rates of rape in South Africa, providing statistics from 2003 to 2010 that show over 65,000 reported rapes per year. It notes that every 4 minutes a woman is raped in South Africa, which has the highest reported rape rates in the world. Some key facts are that over 40% of South African women will be raped in their lifetime, with only 1 in 9 rapes actually being reported to authorities. Intimate partner abuse is also common, with one in four women reporting having been abused by a partner.