‘Your silence is loud’: Minnie Dlamini calls out SA men over GBV

TV host and actress Minnie Dlamini has called out South African men to stand up against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in South Africa, via an Instagram post on Friday 18 September.

MINNIE DLAMINI: ‘YOUR SILENCE IS LOUD’

The Honeymoon star Minnie Dlamini has spoke out against GBV in South Africa, in light of the death of nine women in the area of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng. She asked men to stand up, and called their silence loud. Take a look…

“At some point, as a man, you have to STAND FOR SOMETHING. Your silence is loud. And what you choose to condone is even louder. South African men, we need you to take a STAND, have a voice. We cannot keep crying, fighting and burying our women alone. AYAPHELA ABAFAZI,” read the post.

This follows Springboks captain Siya Kolisi also appealing to the men of the country to stand up and fight against GBV. Top Billing presenter Janez Vermeiren also called on the men of South Africa to stand up against GBV, as well as President Cyril Ramaphosa.

NINE WOMEN FOUND DEAD IN EKURHULENI

A total of nine dead bodies have been found in Ekurhuleni over the past two months.

The latest victim was found half-naked and wrapped in a sheet on the side of the road on Thursday morning, 17 September, in Dawn Park, Ekurhuleni.

Investigators are working on finding her identity as well as the circumstances surrounding her death.

The first case was a 37-year-old woman found half-naked and dead in an open veld near the R21 highway, with a suspect arrested two days later and remaining in custody since.

The first victim to be formally identified was 38-year-old Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, a runner from Rhodesfield, Kempton Park.

A second victim has been identified as 32-year-old Itumeleng Kekana.

A third victim has also been identified as 38-year-old Dineo Evelyn Motapane.

The fourth victim to be identified is 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo.