North West Premier Thandi Modise has condemned in the strongest terms the brutal murder of a young woman who was reportedly hacked to death by her boyfriend in Sephai village near Brits. It was earlier reported that Nthabiseng Sekgone was killed by her boyfriend using an axe after she got two protection orders against him.
“We wish to send our heartfelt condolences to the family and want them to know that we will keep them in our prayers.The scourge of violence against women is very serious and that’s why we are gathering as women in the province at the Provincial Women’s Day of Prayer at the Mmabatho Convention Centre in Mahikeng tomorrow, Thursday, 19 September 2013, to pray against these social ills,” said Premier Modise.
She says it is regrettable that the boyfriend was determined to kill the victim even though she had taken a commendable and brave step by seeking protection orders against him. Premier Modise says her administration is very serious about curbing the scourge of gender-based violence as it was evidenced by the Moral Regeneration Summit that the province recently hosted in Mahikeng.
“We appeal to all our citizens including community structures and faith based organisations to unite against these social ills that are ravaging our society,” cautioned Modise. She repeated her calls to women not to stay in abusive relationships, irrespective of their circumstances.The premier also urged all men who may have anger problems to seek professional help.
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