Femicide: is one student’s murder changing South Africa?
Beyond Today11 Sep 2019

Femicide: is one student’s murder changing South Africa?

On the 24th of August, 19-year-old Uyinene Mrwetyana went missing in Cape Town. She had gone to fetch a parcel at the post office. A week later her body was found. She had been raped and murdered. Her death spurred a movement across the country with thousands of people protesting after the most deadly month for violent crimes against women the country has ever seen.

Rebone Masemola is a women’s rights activist in Johannesburg. She talks about the daily struggles of being a woman in South Africa, while the BBC’s Johannesburg correspondent, Milton Nkosi, explains why the country has a deep-rooted culture of violence.

Producers: Seren Jones, Jaja Muhammad Mixed by Nico Raufast Editor: John Shields

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