In memory of women and children killed by men
The brutal rape and murder of Uyinene Mrwetyana left South Africans reeling, but her name is only one in a long list of women and children killed by men.
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9 September 2019
This is a list of some of the women and children who have lost their lives as a result of gender-based violence in South Africa over the past 30 years. It is not complete. We honour these slain people by remembering their names.
Stacey Adams, 6
Stacha Arendse, 11
Vanessa Barends, 33
Anene Booysen, 17
Naledi Chaka, 4
Meghan Cremer, 30
Viwe Dalingozi, 31
Valencia Farmer, 14
Stefani Gouws, 19
Jane Govindsamy, 45
Denisha Govindsamy, 23
Nikita Govindsamy, 16
Zara Hector, 33
Leighandre Jegels, 25
Ayakhe Jiyane, 17
Versha Kandasmy, 41
Renate Kellerman, 39
Zanele Khumalo, 18
Noeline Koekemoer, 15
Nicole Kroesner, 20
Siam Lee, 20
Naledi Lethoba, 21
Nikita Lewis, 24
Marshay Louw, 18
Tatum Louw, 1
Palesa Madiba, 21
Sinoxolo Mafevuka, 19
Janika Mallo, 14
Vicky McLachlan, 19
Simnikiwe Mfengu, 22
Karabo Mokoena, 22
Sandisile Mona, 17
Lekita Moore, 18
Uyinene Mrwetyana, 19
Desiree Murugan, 39
Sadieka Newman, 26
Paula Ochse, 38
Verusha Padayachee, 32
Nandipha Phama, 49
Jodene Pieters, 17
Rene Roman, 23
Danel Rooskrans, 21
Winnie Rust, 77
Tracey-Lee Scott Crossley, 14
Rene Slater, 52
Uzelda Slatter, 24
Victoria Stadler, 20
Reeva Steenkamp, 30
Uyathandwa Stuurman, 4
Anthea Thopps, 35
Dolly Tshabalala, 32
Poppie van der Merwe, 3
Shelley van der Walt, 23
Tamsyn Verity, 6
Wilma Viljoen, 50
Lynette Volschenik, 32
Nolundi Vumsindo, 44
Liezel Wagner, 33
Aviwe Wellem, 21
Jessica Wheeler, 18
Noxolo Xakeka, 23
Thembisile Yende, 30
Hope Zinde, 50
Say their names.
