The hashtags JusticeforSanelisiwe, WomensLivesMatter and SisterLeave trended as news of Sanele Mfaba's murder spread. Police Minister Bheki Cele meanwhile said the problem required the co-operation of all sectors of society. DontLookAway
Cape Town - The justice system should make it as difficult as possible for suspects accused of gender-based violence to be granted bail, Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Saturday. The minister was commenting on the recent surge of cases across the country.
The minister's comments come as South Africans took to social media to express their anger at the brutal murders of, among others, of 21-year-old Tshegofatso Pule, 34-year-old Sibongiseni Gabada and Naledi Phangindawo. All three women are believed to have been killed by men who they knew or were in a relationship with.
Also on Friday, a 28-year-old man was arrested after the bodies of a mother and daughter were found in Belhar, Cape Town. Gender-based violence is a societal problem and families should play their part by ensuring that they know who their daughters are going out with when they leave home, Cele said. He emphasised that while law enforcement and the judiciary needed to bring those responsible for harming women to book, the problem needed the whole of society to work together.
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