South African Minister Calls Violence Victim Karabo 'Weak'
22-year-old Karabo Mokoena was murdered and her remains burned in an open field allegedly by her boyfriend, 27-year-old Sandile Mantsoe after a violent argument. The Minister of Women, Susan Shabangu has said in an interview "that whilst Karabo came across as very strong, she was weak and hence became a victim of abuse'."
Karabo Mokoena.
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South Africa:
Shabangu Must Retract Callous 'Karabo Was Weak' Remarks - DA
News24Wire, 24 May 2017
The Democratic Alliance has called on Minister of Women in the Presidency Susan Shabangu to retract remarks that she made on eNCA Checkpoint that murdered Karabo Mokoena was… Read more »
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South Africa:
Karabo Mokoena Was Weak, Says Minister for Women
News24Wire, 24 May 2017
Whilst the late Karabo Mokoena came across as very strong, internally, she was weak. Read more »
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South Africa:
A Country Where Women and Children End Up As Grim Stats
News24Wire, 22 May 2017
Since the start of the year, a shocking number of women and children have been killed in South Africa - many of them at the hands of their boyfriends or men they knew. It is the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Slain Karabo Mokoena to Be Laid to Rest
News24Wire, 19 May 2017
The funeral of Karabo Mokoena, who was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend is expected to take place at the West Park Cemetery in Johannesburg, on Friday. Read more »
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South Africa:
'You Have Left a Huge Hole in My Heart' - Karabo's Sister Says Goodbye
News24Wire, 19 May 2017
"I love you Karabo, and I will always miss you. I don't know what life will be like without you, but always know that I love you, Karabo." Read more »
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South Africa:
'Men, This Must Come to an End' - Bathabile Dlamini At Karabo Mokoena's Funeral
News24Wire, 19 May 2017
ANC Women's League president Bathabile Dlamini says the death of Karabo Mokoena must be seen as a lesson, and that the killing of women must come to an end. Read more »
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South Africa:
Karabo Makoena - a Family's Heartbreak
News24Wire, 12 May 2017
"For someone like him just to take [her] life like that, I think it's unacceptable". Read more »
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South Africa:
Case Against Karabo Mokoena's Alleged Killer Postponed
News24Wire, 12 May 2017
The case against a man who allegedly killed and burnt his ex-girlfriend Karabo Mokoena was postponed in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Friday. Read more »
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South Africa:
ANCWL, EFF Send Condolences to Karabo Mokoena
News24Wire, 11 May 2017
The African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) and the EFF has sent its heartfelt condolences to the family, relatives and friends of Karabo Mokoena. Read more »
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