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By Sne Masuku 
20h ago
Durban – The scourge of gender-based violence (GBV) is endless and despite the arrest of the perpetrators, cases of brutal murders of women continue to increase.
This was according to Police Minister Bheki Cele, who addressed the media yesterday about the level 1 lockdown regulations. He said that the work of the Interministerial Committee on Gender Violence was continuing.
“If we all do our part, the country will certainly fight the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the second pandemic, which is at crisis levels in this country ”.
He said that in efforts to respond to gender-based violence, 30 hot spots have been identified, which were collected based on the number of cases during the 2019/2020 financial year.
The Umlazi, Inanda, Empangeni, KwaMashu, Ntuzuma and Plessislaer police stations were the provincial stations included in the list of 30 hotspots.
Cele said provinces were encouraged to seek their own localized hot spots and ensure victim-centered service delivery in every corner of the country.
The acting provincial commissioner, Major General Thulani Gonya, applauded the work done by the police to make quick arrests and issued a stern warning that the fight against gender-based violence had begun.
“We will make sure to fight the pandemic of gender violence in our province,” he said.
Gonya was responding after the latest discovery of the bodies of two women in KwaMbonambi on Saturday that left the community living in fear.
They were found with gunshot wounds to the forehead.
Neli Mkhwanazi, 35, from Dukuduku Village, and Zanele Mbuyazi, 37, from Khondweni Village, were found on the side of the road.
Police arrested a man who had been seen driving a bakkie with the two women inside. They tracked him down to a local clinic where they found him stabbed.
According to Colonel Thembeka Mbele, a police spokesman, the motive is still unknown.
He said the driver left the women and shot them. “The 39-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with two counts of murder,” Mbele said.
The IFP also applauded the police for their quick reaction.
IFP spokesperson on security and community outreach, Blessed Gwala, said: “Although the motive has not yet been established, IFP believes that the scourge of the killing of women in rural areas is increasing.
“We call on the local traditional leadership and the police to work together and conduct awareness campaigns.”
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