Uyinene Mrwetyana honoured with a walk of remembrance

Nearly seven years following the rape and murder of University of Cape Town student Uyinene Mrwetyana, a walk of remembrance is set to occur on Saturday morning. The journey will follow the route she once traversed in her pursuit of education. In August 2019, Uyinene was brutally raped and murdered at the Clareinch Post Office in Claremont.

The Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation, in collaboration with UCT, is retracing her steps from Roscommon House, her residence during her first year as a student. Her mother and co-founder of the Foundation, Nomangwane Mrwetyana, explains that these walks serve multiple purposes. They aim to heighten awareness about gender-based violence and femicide, psycho-educate the community, and remind everyone that this remains a pressing issue in the country.

Despite hearing daily reports of young individuals brutally killed due to gender-based violence and femicide, the foundation continues these memorial walks as a poignant tribute to Uyinene's memory.