CHARLIZE Theron has promised to visit South Africa more often to contribute to a proposed charity that will tackle HIV/Aids and the abuse of women and children.
At a tea party in her honour in Pretoria this week, hosted by US Ambassador Cameron Hume, Theron canvassed the opinion of journalists, activists and government officials on ways to confront HIV/Aids and abuse.
"Violence of any kind is unacceptable and we can stop it with our voice," said Theron, who appeared in a controversial TV advert opposing violence against woman a few years ago as part of the "Real Men Don't Rape" campaign.
She appealed to South Africans to create a compassionate and caring society and to act together to overcome violence. She emphasised the role of education in precipitating change, saying: "Where there is knowledge, there is change."
Theron said she hoped to help make therapy and counselling "readily available" to those who needed it, and that she supported steps to speed up the prosecution of rape and violence cases - such as improving access to DNA testing and results.
Hume said South Africa was a hopeful model for the world, since it had shown that change was possible.
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