The online support for a South African man who killed his ex-girlfriend has sparked outrage and raised alarm about the escalating problem of gender-based violence in the country.
Experts condemn social media support for a man who killed his ex-girlfriend, emphasizing that societal attitudes toward GBV continue to worsen.South Africa is losing its fight against gender-based violence ( GBV ), experts warn after some social media users expressed their support for a KwaZulu-Natal man who allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend and posted about it.
Sibusiso Lawrence Ntaka from Scottburgh in KZN, allegedly stabbed Nontobeko Cele, 25, and dumped her body in the middle of the gravel road on Tuesday night.Police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said Cele’s body was found on Wednesday morning. “A man who had confessed to killing a woman on a social media video that went viral. The man was found hanging on a tree on Wednesday morning at Malangeni area in Umzinto, a short distance from where he killed the woman.”In the Facebook video, Ntaka justified his actions, claiming he spent a lot of money taking care of Cele, while she ended up leaving him after receiving money from the Road Accident Fund.People supported Ntaka and blamed Cele “The main focus must be on the root cause, not the result. Let us first condemn the cheating which in most cases leads to these very sad GBV cases,” a Facebook user wrote. Another post said Ntaka did a good thing because he raised the woman’s baby, but she left him when she was about to get her own money.“As a country, we are still not winning the war against GBV because our outreach programmes are so selective, meaning that sometimes we are looking at who committed the crime and, if we find that it is a famous person, we don’t even try to take action against them,” said Madumise-Pajibo.‘We are still not winning war against GBV’ “They did not care about the fact that he previously faced GBV charges. No wonder we see people on social media supporting the man who killed his girlfriend. “They are saying all sorts of things trying to justify his actions by accusing the victim of ill-treating hi
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