Femicide: is one student鈥檚 murder changing South Africa?
The murder of a 19-year-old woman has spurred protests across the country.
On the 24th of August, 19-year-old Uyinene Mrwetyana went missing in Cape Town. She had gone to fetch a parcel at the post office. A week later her body was found. She had been raped and murdered. Her death spurred a movement across the country with thousands of people protesting after the most deadly month for violent crimes against women the country has ever seen.
Rebone Masemola is a women鈥檚 rights activist in Johannesburg. She talks about the daily struggles of being a woman in South Africa, while the 麻豆社鈥檚 Johannesburg correspondent, Milton Nkosi, explains why the country has a deep-rooted culture of violence.
Producers: Seren Jones, Jaja Muhammad
Mixed by Nico Raufast
Editor: John Shields
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