Uyinene Mrwetyana, Makazole Mapimpi Foundations Unite Against Gbv

The Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation says the governments inability to deal with gender-based violence and femicide in the country places the lives of women, children, LGBTQIA plus community, and people living with disabilities under threat.

The Foundation, in partnership with the Makazole Mapimpi Foundation, held the third annual Uyinene Mrwetyana Walk in East London in the Eastern Cape.

The walk aims to highlight the scourge of Gender-Based Violence GBV and femicide while commemorating the life of the late University of Cape Town student, who was raped and brutally killed by Luyanda Botha at a post office in Claremont in 2019.

More than 300 people, young and old, including government officials, united in the fight against Gender-based Violence and Femicide.

The Foundations Thobeka Msengana says government Departments like the Department of Justice and the South African Police Service are failing to maintain safety and security for both women and children.