EDITORIAL | At last! The three new GBV laws could make a real difference
Two years after Uyinene Mrwetyana’s murder, SA seems to be making huge strides in the battle against the scourge
03 February 2022 - 20:28
Two-and-a-half years ago University of Cape Town student Uyinene Mrwetyana made a trip to a Post Office to collect a parcel containing clothes she had bought online. It was the last day she was seen alive. Her day transformed from doing an ordinary chore to getting raped, throttled, locked up in a safe and thrashed with a 2kg weight. It was a tipping point for South Africans campaigning against gender-based violence. Her death sparked the “Am I Next?” protests and a fresh wave of activism gender-based violence...
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