Beyond Today - Femicide: is one student’s murder changing South Africa?
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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’s rights activist in Johannesburg. She talks about the daily struggles of being a woman in South Africa, while the BBC’s 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
Published on Wednesday, 11th September 2019.
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