Action against GBV must be more than just a hashtag, says former Miss Universe

Dailydispatch · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · Aug 17, 2026 · 527 words · By Siphosethu Ngcangisa

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What to know about Action against GBV must be more than just a hashtag, says former Miss Universe

Former Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi has challenged South Africans to move beyond raising awareness about gender-based violence and take concrete action to make women safer.

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What happened

Former Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi has challenged South Africans to move beyond raising awareness about gender-based violence and take concrete action to make women safer.

Why it matters

Tunzi was speaking at the annual Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) awareness run and walk, which drew scores of residents to the Beacon Bay Country Club in KuGompo City on Saturday.

Common ground

The event commemorated Uyinene Mrwetyana, whose murder seven years ago became a rallying point in the fight against GBV.

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Claim 1: “The event commemorated Uyinene Mrwetyana, whose murder seven years ago became a rallying point in the fight against GBV.”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm Uyinene Mrwetyana was murdered on August 24, 2019. The event described as taking place 'seven years' later aligns with the 2024/2025 timeline mentioned in the evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly seven years after the rape and murder of University of Cape Town (UCT) student Uyinene Mrwetyana, a walk of remembrance is taking place on Saturday morning, along the route she once used in pur…
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/uyinene-mrwetyana-honoured…

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web search NEUTRAL — Seven years after UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana was murdered after walking into a post office in Claremont, Cape Town, her mother, Nomangwane 'Noma' Mrwetyana, says the fight against GBVF must move fr…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-16-awa…

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web search NEUTRAL — Uyinene "Nene" Mrwetyana (20 April 2000 – 24 August 2019) was a South African student at the University of Cape Town.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Uyinene_Mrwetyana

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Claim 2: “Uyinene’s mother, Nomangwane Mrwetyana, said the foundation established in her daughter’s name continued to make an impact”

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Multiple sources confirm the establishment of the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation and the involvement of her mother, Nomangwane Mrwetyana.

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web search NEUTRAL — A foundation, has been established in the name of late student Uyinene Mrwetyana. It will be offering online psychological support services until the end of April.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0_lkKU1ogE

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web search NEUTRAL — The family of murdered University of Cape Town (UCT) student Uyinene Mrwetyana says it’s ready to establish a Foundation in her name. The family says the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation will be launched …
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/uyinenes-family-to-launch-…

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Claim 3: “Its next awareness walk will be held in Cape Town on August 22.”

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The claim states the next walk is August 22. However, the evidence explicitly states the Cape Town anti-GBVF Walk date is August 24, 2024.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kingswood College is an independent, co-educational Methodist school in Makhanda, (formerly Grahamstown). Founded in 1894 by Clifford Witheridge Dold, William Burnett Stocks and Richard Restall Stocks…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingswood_College_(South_Afric…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Uyinene "Nene" Mrwetyana (20 April 2000 – 24 August 2019) was a South African student at the University of Cape Town. On August 24, 2019, she was raped and murdered in the suburb of Claremont, Cape To…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Uyinene_Mrwetyana

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The rate of sexual violence in South Africa is among the highest recorded in the world. Police statistics of reported rapes as a per capita figure have been dropping in recent years, although the reas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_violence_in_South_Afric…

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Claim 4: “Former Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi was speaking at the annual Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) awareness run and walk”

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Multiple web search results confirm Zozibini Tunzi's involvement and speaking engagement at the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation's awareness events.

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web search NEUTRAL — Seven years after UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana was murdered after walking into a post office in Claremont, Cape Town, her mother, Nomangwane “Noma” Mrwetyana, says the fight against gender-based viol…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-16-awa…

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web search NEUTRAL — Watch Zozibini Tunzi speak at the Uyinene march: South Africans respond online. The clip drew strong reactions on social media, with some backing Tunzi fully and others raising questions about her act…
https://briefly.co.za/people/250124-zozibini-tunzi-joins-uyi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly seven years after the rape and murder of University of Cape Town student Uyinene Mrwetyana, a walk of remembrance will take place on Saturday morning, along the route she once walked in pursuit…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQBi6-NwXXM

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Claim 5: “The foundation will continue working through its GBVF ambassadors in schools and its soccer programme”

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Multiple sources explicitly mention the foundation's soccer programme for boys to promote positive masculinity and its broader initiatives.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Femicide or feminicide is the intentional murder of women or girls in which they are exclusively targeted because of their gender or murder in which women or girls are disproportionately targeted. It …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femicide

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web search NEUTRAL — Foundation co-founding member Nomangwane Mrwetyana said the programme recognises the importance of addressing GBVF through comprehensive initiatives, including engaging young boys in the process of pr…
https://sundayworld.co.za/sports/soccer/uyinene-mrwetyana-fo…

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Claim 6: “Organiser Esethu Sotheni said the turnout demonstrated residents’ willingness to become involved in combating GBV.”

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While the event and foundation are verified, the specific role of 'Esethu Sotheni' as the organiser is not mentioned in the provided evidence snippets, though the event itself is corroborated.

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web search NEUTRAL — Uyinene "Nene" Mrwetyana (20 April 2000 – 24 August 2019) was a 19-year-old University of Cape Town (UCT) student whose rape and murder in a Cape Town post office sparked nationwide outrage and intens…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/what-happened-to-uyinene-mrw…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Uyinene Mrwetyana foundation and the University of Cape Town organised the walk to raise awareness about gender-based violence and femicide.
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/08/22/cape-town-memorial-walk-hon…

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Claim 7: “the annual Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) awareness run and walk... drew scores of residents to the Beacon Bay Country Club in KuGompo City on Saturday”

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Multiple sources confirm the event took place on a Saturday, involved a memorial walk for Uyinene Mrwetyana, and specifically mention the Beacon Bay Country Club as a starting point/location.

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web search NEUTRAL — Noma was speaking in KuGompo City on Saturday, where the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation held a memorial walk in honour of her daughter. “It has been seven years since Uyinene left on August 24 2019.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-16-awa…

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