Women cannot ‘extra-careful’ rapists & murderous men, please put your inane warnings to rest. Olerato shared her location with loved ones, Uyinene was at the post office, Cwecwe was at school; the list goes on. We don’t have a careless women problem, we have a murderous men one.
It can be so disheartening being around someone that overlooks your struggles bc you have some of the things they want in life, like we all have a one size fits all list of what we want for ourselves 😶 like I should be alright bc they would be if they had it
“White people were, and are, astounded by the Holocaust in Germany. They did not know that they could act that way. But I very much doubt whether black people were astounded.”
James Baldwin, 1962
I really think it’s important that we actively seek and build our communities in our 20’s. Cultivating friendships that pour back into us will carry us through. We are nothing without community.
It is alleged that a high-ranking SAPS official from Kimberley Flying Squad raped a girl, 15, in De Aar, Northern Cape, on 12 August 2024. The alleged rape occurred after the girl accepted a lift from the suspect, 46, as she knew him from church. Instead of driving the girl home, the suspect drove her to a guest house in a police vehicle, raped her, bought her KFC, and dropped her home.
Two days later, the suspect allegedly attempted to rape the girl again after picking her up and taking her to the same location. Despite threats, the girl reported the horrific incident to her family, and a case was opened.
The family of a young girl believes the perpetrator is being shielded from prosecution. The police officer has not been arrested or suspended, and the family fears for the girl's safety, as he is still working in the same area. The family confirms that the girl remains traumatised and is refusing to attend school after she endured this horrific attack. She has also not been offered counseling, and there has been no cooperation from authorities.
Women For Change is outraged that a police officer is - once again - is involved in such heinous acts, and we demand the immediate arrest and suspension of the perpetrator. #womenforchange @SAPoliceService@IanCameron23@Senzo_Mchunu_
I never exaggerated when I said the bomb craters are 30 feet deep.
Please amplify as the Gaza Civil Defense crew are looking for bodies in the craters.
There were tents here. Tents packed with people. Now everything and everyone is gone. The bombs were so heavy they have destroyed and killed everyone, burying them under the sand and left no trace of them. America sent Israel 5,400 MK84 bombs. These are the bombs that do this.
one of my biggest shifts this year was letting people be with the people they choose, especially the ones they chose over me 🙏🏾 stopped trying to sell myself and space from anything not organic