Kzn Premier Concerned About Scourge Of Gbv In The Province

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says the recent reported Gender-Based Violence cases paint a grim picture of escalating violence against women and children in the province.

Ntuli was addressing mourners at the funeral of a 23-year-old Ayabonga Mjilo at Hlokozi in Southern KwaZulu-Natal.

Mjilos body was found buried at her managers home in Amaotana in Durban. She was reported missing by her family on Christmas Eve.

Her manager Mfanafuthi Kunene has been arrested and has appeared in the Durban Magistrates Court.

Ntuli says awareness campaigns, support services for victims, and stricter law enforcement in hotspot areas will be implemented.