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in south africa, a woman is murdered every 2.25 hours, a woman is raped every 12 minutes, a girl child is sexually assaulted every 17 minutes. you are statistically more likely to be raped than to be employed, especially if you are a woman in this country.
Declare GBVF a National Disaster
Declare GBVF a National Disaster
Declare GBVF a National Disaster
Declare GBVF a National Disaster
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Sesethu Enhle Mboza, 19, took her own life on 29 October 2025 after being brutally raped by a fellow student from Nelson Mandela University.
After allegedly being raped in October, Sesethu opened a case with the police. The perpetrator was arrested but later released on bail. Despite this, Nelson Mandela University failed to take adequate action, allowing her alleged attacker to remain on campus.
Sesethu suffered from severe trauma and panic attacks after repeatedly seeing her perpetrator on campus, the very place where she should have felt safe.
Women For Change is deeply shocked and outraged that a student charged with rape was allowed to return to campus, the very environment where his victim should have felt protected and supported. This is not only a failure of compassion but a complete disregard for the safety and mental well-being of survivors.
Where are the Gender-Based Violence policies that universities are required to have in place to protect their students? Survivors should never have to relive their trauma by crossing paths with their perpetrators.
We call on Nelson Mandela University and all higher education institutions to take full accountability and urgently strengthen their GBV response mechanisms. No survivor should ever be left feeling unsafe, unheard, or unsupported within a place of learning.
Sesethu’s life mattered. She deserves justice. @MandelaUni@CWGS_MandelaUni
#WomenForChange #UnburyTheTruth