Terrible things are happening to women in South Africa

Staff member

Bloemfontein – The death of Lettia Ntlhako remains the most brutal murder, not that others don’t matter.

Ntlhako, worked as assistant director monitoring and evaluation at department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation met her gruesome, untimely death in 2022, when she was burnt beyond recognition in her car.

Limakatso Mahasa, former MEC for SACR paid tribute to her in her budget vote in 2022.

“Honorable Speaker, as I conclude, may I take this moment to extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of one of our officials who was brutally murdered reportedly by her partner at the beginning of this month. Ms Lettia Ntlhake-Modise, who was our official under the sport and recreation, became one of the most painful cases of Gender Based Violence taking place in our country. It is alleged that she was burnt alive in a car by her partner. We hope that the police will fully investigate this and other such cases and bring the perpetrators to justice. May her beautiful soul continue to rest eternal peace.”

Eastern Cape
Ibanathi Peter, 17 and Sinothando Malinda, 18 lifeless bodies were found in veld in Kwabobuhle, Eastern Cape.

They were raped by four men and their burnt bodies were dumped in the veld.

Gauteng
Lovenes Magabe, 30 was allegedly murdered by a man she met on a dating app.

KZN
It is alleged that Thandokuhle’s child heard her mother screaming for help when the husband began stabbing her multiple times. When her two children tried to intervene and called for help, the suspect locked himself inside the house with her and attempted to commit suicide.

Thandokuhle was stabbed seven times and succumbed to her injuries shortly after medical personnel arrived. Her children were forced to witness the gruesome attack.

The suspect, Qiniso Thulasizwe Sishi, who is a metro police officer, was transported to the hospital under police guard and has been charged with murder. It is further alleged that he had previously taken the life of another woman in 2023.

The couple had recently married. Thandokuhle was an attorney, and she leaves behind her beloved children.

More and more women are killed daily.

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