REMEMBER ME
(January 2021 to present day…)
Patronicia ‘Mandy’ Jordaan, a 14 year old from Gelvandale
Matimu Xolani Timbane, a 16 year old from Giyani
Tsholofelo Tholofelo Tsheko, a 26 year old woman from Rustenburg
Noxolo Nancy Mesilane, a 41 year old police station branch officer from Umtata, Eastern Cape
Chantelle Ash, 20 years old, and her 8 month old baby, Tasneem
Tshepiso Maekisa, a 32 year old mother
Bavikile Dlomo 80 years, Kransdorp KZN
Hayley ‘Heyla’ Smith, a Shoprite manager from Wellington
Queen Mnyantse, a dog groomer from Capricorn, Cape
Kwenzekile Potgieter, a 22 year old from Phola, Mpumalanga
Mpho Sekoboto, a 17 year old matric student from Ocean View, Cape Town
6 Members of the Khumalo family were murdered (including two 8 year olds)
Faranaaz Mentor, a 31 year old mother from Strand, Western Cape
Miche Samuels, a 35 year old mother of 3 from Cape Town,
Mapula Khune, the 27 year old sister of Bafana Bafana goalkeeper, Itumeleng Khune
Muriel Armugan, a 51 year old nurse from Pinetown, KZN
Mthokosizi Ntumba, a 35 year old from Kempton Park, Gauteng
14 March – The Body of a 15 Month old baby was found mutilated in the Zululand district in KZN
Zinhle Joy Xulu, a 43 year old from Hammarsdal, KZN
Melissa Charlene Dedericks, a 39 year old woman from Wentworth, Durban
Renée Jain, the 51 year old enterprise application manager for Cape Union Mart
Mapheto Caroline Rathupetjane and her 7 year old daughter, Thapelo Selina Rathupetjane
Nicole Bester, a mother from Cape Town
Denise Roman, a 61 year old woman from Mitchells Plain, Cape Town
Zandile Vara, a 35 year old woman from Mfuleni, Cape Town,
Sphamandla Khoza, an openly gay man from Ntuzuma, Durban
Nkosingiphile Mazibuko 27 year old woman from pinetown
Jostina Sangweni, a 59 year old woman from Soweto, Johannesburg
Shameema Doherty, a 26 year old woman from Hillview, Cape Town
Simangele Simamane, 36, and her daughter Sbongakonke Mthembu, 13
Andile ‘Lulu’ Ntuthela, a 40 year old gay man from KwaNobuhle in the Eastern Cape
Lonwabo Nolte, an openly gay man from Nyanga, Cape Town
Soraya Roberts, a 54 year old woman, from Elsiesrivier, Cape Town
Naadira Vanker, a 31 year old mother and teacher from Lenasia, Gauteng
Ravishka Roopnarain, a 17 year old matric student from Demat, Durban, KZN
Nomzamo Buthelezi, a 22 year old Stellenbosch University student
Phelokazi Ndlwana, a 24 year old openly lesbian woman
Dimakatso Lebelo, a 25 year old mother from Mapela, Limpopo
Yolandi Botes, a 35 year old mother from Brakpan, Gauteng
Tshepo Rakoma, a 32 year old bank employee
Charne Viljoen, a 21 year old mother from Atlantis, Western Cape
Noluvuyo Ponono, a woman from Addo, Eastern Cape
Nnini Pule, a 24 year old financial accounting student from Welkom, Free State
Lindiwe Mogale, a 35 year old woman from Tickyline Village, Limpopo
Litemba Mpambani, a 23 year old BA Fine Arts student from The University of the Free State
Cavin Williams the father of Genesis Williams, a 12 year old from Delft, Cape Town, has died due to gang violence
Aubrey Boshoga, a 48 year old SAA flight attendant
Yolin Kannemeyer, a 20 year old mother from Mossel Bay
Nontsikelelo Ndlebe, a 78 year old mother and grandmother from Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Sinovuyo Magatya, an 18 year old matriculant from Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Hlengiwe Madlala, a 39 year old staff member at the KZN’s Premier’s office
Sbahle Luyanda Ndlela, a 14 year old from Hammarsdale, outside Durban
Anele Bhengu, a 22 year old woman from KwaMakhutha, KwaZulu-Natal
Bianca Thandroyen, a grade 12 learner from Northlands Girls High School in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Dr Corli van der Walt, a 43 year old vet from Krugersdorp, Gauteng
Masixole Level, an openly gay 28 year old man from Kwazakhele, Eastern Cape
Lulama Mvandaba, a 38 year old openly lesbian woman from Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Valencia Williams, a 35 year old mother of 4
Lebohang Arnolds, a 19 year old from Vusisizwe Secondary School in Worcester, Western Cape
Siphiwe Nzoyi, a mother from Orlando East, Soweto
Thembani Mohati, a 13 year old girl from the Joppie Village in Tzaneen, Limpopo
Simthandile Skeyi, a 28 year old mother of four
Keitumetse Tumelo, a 7 year old from Letlhabile, North West
Lona Doli, a 17 year old from Wallacedene, Cape Town
Lithemba Madela, a 42 year old woman from Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Philisiwe Mvubu, a 46 year old woman from KwaMakhutha, KwaZulu-Natal
Phakama Ntshentshe, a 38 year old mother of 3
Nokuthula Bolitye, a 50 year old ANC Councillor from Old Crossroads, Cape Town
Charlene October, a 49 year old mother and grandmother from Elim, Western Cape
Andrea Jordaan, a 3 year old from Belhar, Cape Town
Vusi Dlamini, a 14 year old from Johannesburg
Tamara Padi, a 43 year old woman from South Africa
Athini Mangqoyiya, a 29 year old mother from Mfuleni, Cape Town
Khanya Msuthu, a pregnant 18 year old from Delft, Cape Town
Amogelang Kgonyane, a 6 year old girl from Springs, Johannesburg
Cynthia Doubell, a 93 year old woman from Bellville South, Cape Town
Thapelo Sehata, a 23 year old lesbian woman from Bochum, Limpopo
Siphokazi Bokili, 34 years old, from Cape Town
Deborah Moila, a 42 year old from Bellevue, Limpopo
Eunice Moloko, a 50 year old Warden from the Leeuwkop Correctional Centre, Johannesburg
Meagan Liedeman, a 21 year old mother from Delft, Cape Town
Remember me is a recent series I have launched on social media. A series to remind you of the names of the victims who have passed as a result of intimate partners, gangs, taxi violence or due to the utter audacity of criminals in this country!
Initially, I was going to post the details of how they passed but as I typed this post – I literally burst into tears! The violent manner of some of these killings is at times, inconceivable.
Still don’t think that GBV is a problem in South Africa? Take a closer look…
Break the Silence,
End the Violence!
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