'The wound is still open,' says murdered Uyinene's mother
In commemoration of Uyinene Mrwetyana’s murder four years ago, people gathered to walk from her former residence to the post office where she was killed.
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In commemoration of Uyinene Mrwetyana’s murder four years ago, people gathered to walk from her former residence to the post office where she was killed.
Organised by the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation, the walk is set to start at UCT's Roscommon Residence, where the slain 19-year-old student lived, on Saturday morning.
In her memory, UCT, civil organisations, and Capetonians on Saturday marched to the Clareinch Post Office where she was killed in 2019.
The 19-year-old was attacked by post office employee, Luyanda Botha, at the Clareinch Post Office on 24 August 2019.
Uyinene “Nene” Mrwetyana was raped and murdered inside a branch of the post office in a crime that shocked the nation on this day four years ago in Cape Town.