Namhla Mtwa's demise
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ.
It was the evening of 21 April and Namhla Mtwa parked in her driveway in Mthatha โ as always. But that night was different. She was killed by a waiting gunman, her body riddled with nine bullets. In a society inured to daily violence, her brutal murder didnโt reverberate around the country; police didnโt spring into action. A month later, her frustrated sister took to social media to reveal how an abusive relationship with a well-known businessman could be the real cause of her death. As Namhlaโs tragic story belatedly captures headlines, Carte Blanche heads to Mthatha to ask why gender-based violence continues unabated.