Men urged to break silence on GBV at Dineo Motapane’s funeral
Paying tribute to Motapane, the Methodist Church Young Men's Guild says prayer alone is not enough.
As family and friends mourned the loss of slain Dineo Motapane, men were urged by the Methodist Church Young Men’s Guild to stop their silence on gender-based violence (GBV). The Guild emphasized that prayer alone is insufficient. Motapane was among several women whose bodies were discovered in recent weeks in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg.
Nine women in Ekurhuleni have been murdered. Mxolisi Mbolekwa, representing the Guild, called upon men to take action and hold one another accountable. He acknowledged their own guilt for ignorance and silence, stating that they have failed to ensure women were not abused. Mbolekwa concluded by stating that not in their name shall women be subjected to abuse.
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