Singer Moneoa has shared a touching tribute to GBV victim Uyinene Mrwetyana , days after sharing her own story of alleged domestic abuse.
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‘I pray her soul is happy’: Moneoa remembers GBV victim Uyinene
‘Death is only physical’: Singer Moneoa said in reference to GBV victim Uyinene Mrwetyana, who was brutally raped and murdered in 2019.
Singer Moneoa has shared a touching tribute to GBV victim Uyinene Mrwetyana , days after sharing her own story of alleged domestic abuse.
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Wednesday, 24 August 2022 marks three years since the brutal murder of Cape Town young woman Uyinene Mrwetyana, and South Africans are paying their respects, including fellow-gender-based violence (GBV) victim Moneoa.
The University of Cape Town student was murdered by Post Office worker Luyanda Botha in 2019. After raping, strangling, stabbing, and using a weight to ultimately bludgeon her head, Botha set her body alight in a deserted field in Khayelitsha.
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MONEOA SPEAKS OUT ON GBV VICTIM
Moneoa – who herself has spoken out recently about suffering abuse from an ex-boyfriend – added her voice to South Africans remembering Uyinene.
Responding to a Women For Change Instagram post about Uyinene, Moneoa commented: “The last time I was in Cape Town, I thought about her so much. When I was at the beach, I reflected on her last posts there. I believe death is only physical. I pray her soul is happy and at peace”.
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Despite numerous protest actions and campaigns, GBV continued to be a silent killer in SA.
According to police crime statistics, the first quarter of 2022 saw 13,799 sexual offences being reported, of which 10,818 were cases of rape.
Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said in a statement: “Although the current statistics paint a horrific picture of violence in our homes and communities, the unfortunate reality is that there are many who continue to suffer from extreme forms of violence, in silence.
“We are really faced with a shadow pandemic of violence against women and children”.
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UYINENE NGO SHARES A TOUCHING TRIBUTE
Meanwhile, an NGO dedicated to Uyinene and fighting GBV has posted a touching tribute in remembrance of her.
Sharing a post of the slain student through the years, the post read: “This day is never easy. But we choose to celebrate you.
“Uyinene would have graduated this year, and we know she would have put on a massive celebration in honour of her achievement. May you always continue being celebrated. The fire you created in all of us is still burning fiercely”.
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