19-year-old Lilitha Hanisi went out with friends in Citrusdal and never came home.
She was later found dead in a river.
Another young woman. Another family now waiting for answers. Another murder investigation that has to be properly worked from the first hour, not allowed to drift until public pressure forces movement.
We have spoken a lot about GBV over the past week, but policing has to be at the centre of this conversation.
That means properly resourced FCS units. Detectives with manageable caseloads. Crime intelligence that identifies repeat offenders. Forensic evidence processed quickly enough to actually help an investigation. Dockets that are properly managed. Suspects traced quickly. Prosecutors brought into serious investigations early enough to build cases that will stand up in court.
And when women report threats, stalking, assault or sexual violence, the system has to take them seriously before we are dealing with another murder.
Task teams after women have died are necessary, but they cannot become our normal policing model. We need investigative capacity that works every day, in every province.
Lilitha was 19.
My deepest condolences to her family and friends. Her family deserves answers, and whoever is responsible must be identified, arrested and successfully prosecuted.
IC
South Africa is living through a war, it may not be officially declared a war, but a war in the scale of violence people are facing every day. Around 58 people are murdered every day. That is roughly 400 lives lost to murder every week.
These are war-level numbers. We cannot normalise them simply because there is no war officially declared. South Africans are living in a war zone.
Maria Makgato was a 45 year old Black woman. She was searching for expired food dumped for pigs on a farm near Polokwane when she was shot and killed . Her body was thrown into a pigsty to be eaten by pigs .
She was brutally killed by a white farmer, Zachariah Olivier.
MISSING PERSON: LENASIA SOUTH POLICE REQUEST PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING 16-YEAR-OLD KESEABETSWЕ EXCELIA KGANTLAPANE
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Police in Lenasia South are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Keseabetswe Excelia Kgantlapane, who was reported #missing.
Kgantlapane was last seen by her sister on Saturday, 19 September 2026, when she left home without informing anyone where she was going. She has not been seen since.
At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing brown tracksuit pants, black and white sports shoes, a brown pyjama top and a black and white jacket.
Anyone who may have information regarding Kgantlapane’s whereabouts is urged to contact the investigating officer, Constable ED Anthony, on 016 466 2352.
UPDATE: BODY OF MISSING GIRL FOUND
The decomposed body of 11-year-old Athi Zimi Mnguni, previously reported missing at Ngqeleni SAPS on 30 August 2026, was found in the river of Nomcamba Locality, Zinduneni A/A in Ngqeleni, Eastern Cape, on Thursday, 24 September 2026.
The body was identified by her family as well as community members. Police investigations continue.
And apparently you get sued if you start questioning them. But honestly no female has come forward to say how they’ve been helped by them besides the posts.
As one girl from American TikTok said:
“Feminism doesn’t hate men: it hates abusers, aggressors, sexists, misogynists, femicide perpetrators, pedophiles, and freeloaders.
And good men aren’t bothered by this, because they hate them too.”
What is this strange misconseption that you guys think we draw the line at female criminals?? We have no alligence to criminals...is that how yalls "bro code" works