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South Africa to reopen unsolved sexual offense cases

South Africa's president says a project to reopen unsolved sexual offenses cases soon will be rolled out across the country, and he calls violence against women and children "a great shame on our nation."

More than 2,700 women were murdered in South Africa last year, and more than 1,000 children. More than 100 rape cases are reported every day.

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