IOL is once again saying to anyone who knows a woman trapped in a potentially lethal situation or a man who poses a danger to women and children, dontlookaway.
Dumped under a tree, hidden under a bed, lying in a sack outside a lover’s shack, dumped on an open piece of field and left to rot. These are the circumstances under which the bodies of at least four women from various parts of South Africa have been found in the last few weeks. And there are many, many more.
We’re fighting a coronavirus which has already claimed more than 1 500 lives locally and more than half-a-million across the world. A national lockdown which has lasted nearly three months has decimated the economy and brought untold hardship on the country’s citizens. Our children are gradually returning to school even as those who have to educate them are falling ill from Covid-19.
In South Africa, we saw Collins Khosa dying after a brutal assault by law enforcement officers and soldiers tasked with enforcing the lockdown regulations. Political parties and civil society united in anger, calling for those responsible to be brought to book. Investigations into the incident are still ongoing, and the pain and anger continue to simmer. As it should be.
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