Several violent crimes against women in Middelburg, poses the question – how much do anti-violence campaigns actually do?<\/p>\n
\u2022 On 20 October, the house where Eunice Mokoana (37) and her daughters Hlalifang (17) and Seopela (9) were sleeping, was set alight<\/a>. Her boyfriend, a SANDF soldier,\u00a0has been charged with their murders in what is being called \u2018a clear case of femicide\u2019.<\/p>\n NOTE: Femicide is described as\u00a0the killing of a woman or girl, in particular by a man and on account of her gender.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/74069\/breaking-news-mother-daughters-burn-death-extension-6\/<\/p>\n \u2022 On 19 November Thebatso Serage (21) was suffocated, set alight and cut<\/a> into pieces. Her boyfriend has been arrested in connection with her murder.<\/p>\n https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/75989\/woman-suffocated-set-alight-cut-pieces\/<\/p>\n \u2022 On 28 November Anna Nonyana\u2019s naked body was discovered. Her throat was slit and her hands bound with a cable tie.<\/p>\n \u2022 On 23 November, a woman was picked up next to the Van Dijksdrift Road, she was later robbed of her belongings and stabbed. She managed to survive the ordeal.<\/p>\n \u2022 On Saturday 2 December, a woman waiting for a taxi was shoved into a Golf GTI by its driver. The man drove around with her and raped her. She managed to escape when he stopped to open a gate to a house in eMalahleni.<\/p>\n Africa Check wrote in July 2017<\/a>, after a speech by Arts and Culture minister Nathi Mthethwa, that in South Africa:<\/p>\n The Daily Maverick writer Orateng Lepodise called for daily campaigns instead of the annual<\/a> 16 Days of Activism currently running from 25 November to 10 December.<\/p>\n The Saartjie Baartman Centre for women and children wrote<\/a> that although the 16 Days of Activism creates a major impact, more should be done, like victims speaking out about their ordeals and listening to those of others.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sex, booze and drugs at school – Hillside investigation ongoing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Photo gallery – Triathlon at Kids@Swim<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n A ‘mashup’ op beauty and brains<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Woman suffocated, set alight and cut into pieces<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Policeman hijacked, shot whilst returning from crime scene<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nOther victims of violence, were lucky to escape with their lives:<\/h4>\n
Is 16 Days of Activism enough?<\/h4>\n
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