A woman was murdered in Harding, South Africa, bringing the total number of women killed in KwaZulu-Natal to 110 since October 2024. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu condemned the recent increase in femicide, urging communities to report abuse and highlighting the need for collective action to end Gender Based Violence (GBV).
Another woman was beaten and strangled to death in Harding on Monday morning. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has revealed that at least 110 women have been murdered in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) since the beginning of October 2024. Mchunu was in the Eastern Cape on Monday during the ministerial safer festive season operations inspection tour.
In a case that caused an uproar last week, Sibusiso Lawrence confessed to killing his partner, 25-year-old Nontobeko Cele, in Umzinto, and posted pictures of her body on social media. On Monday morning, an 18-year-old teenager was beaten and strangled to death in Harding, allegedly by her 33-year-old boyfriend who has been arrested. In another incident in Umkomaas, another young woman and her three-old-son were stabbed to death by the father of the child. The man was later found hanging from a tree. Of these, 64 were shot and killed, 24 stabbed to death, 15 beaten to death, four suffered blunt force trauma, while three others were burned to death. “Crimes against women and children remain an area of concern in this province. In the past week alone a number of young women have lost their lives at the hands of their partners,” said Mchunu. “Of concern is that the majority of these women were killed by people known to them. As the police ministry, we reaffirm our commitment in putting an end to the scourge of Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in the country.” Mchunu called on communities to report incidents of abuse to ensure that police or other authorities respond timeously to save more lives. “The fact that these crimes happen behind closed doors and between intimate partners makes it a challenge for police to detect – those closer and are in reach of these victims like family members – ought to work closely with the police and report these matters timeously,” said Mchunu. “We need full and maximum cooperation from families, friends, neighbours and everyone in communities – who are aware of the abuse of young women.
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