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Happy Woman's Day Ladies.

I absolutely agree that something has to change in our country...the solution.. # BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY.
The femicide and r**e, torture and murder of our children is on the increase once again. Considering that we are in the midst of a pandemic this almost seems surreal. The latest being an 8 month pregnant woman stabbed and hung on a tree. The perpetrators of these crimes dont deserve a jail sentance whereby they receive privileges and meals each day. These are men who interact in communities, known by victims...the husbands, boyfriends, uncles, brothers who commit these heinous crimes. This is not about alcohol abuse or drug abuse... this is the culture of men who think our women are disposable. These men dont become rehabilitated, they become hardened in prison with no remorse for their crimes. The programs for rehabilitation for crimes of these nature are an absolute waste of time and money. When do we get justice for our woman and children. When does this femicide that has plagued our nation for so long end? Government and our justice system has failed our woman and children because they have encouraged this vile and heinous culture to continue because of the light sentences these perpetrators get. Bring back the death penalty and we will finally see change. Animals who kill fear death.

It is the start of child protection week. Let's protect our children during the covid 19 pandemic and from domestic violence. It shouldn't hurt to be a child. It is every child's right to be protected, fed, clothed and educated. It is the duty of parents, communities and government to ensure that our children are provided for and protected. Let's" Break The Silence!!" Our children are our future leaders. Let us keep our children and their families in prayer as school commences and we are all faced with a dark cloud of uncertainty and fear.

To the Minister of Police, mr Bheki Cele

Dear Minister

I am an adult female citizen of South Africa. I live in an area called the Cape Flats. An area where the sound of gunshots is as normal as the sound of childrens laughter. Where a woman screaming for help whilst being r**ed is as normal as a crowd cheering at a soccer game. An area where a 2year old will look at a gunshot victim and say 'he got shot' without even blinking an eye and without a hint of fear in his voice. Where kids are taught how to quickly fall to the ground when the shots ring out, then just get up, dust themselves off and walk on as soon as it stops

Since the beginning pf this lockdown I have been trying my best to stick to the rules. Stayed indoors. Maintained social distancing when outside once a week. I have done my part as much as I could.

When you took office, minister, you laid down an oath to protect and to serve. Your mandate is to uphold the safety and security of the citizens of this country. To protect us from criminals. To serve us with dignity and with humanity. But since the lockdown started you failed miserably

You go on national tv declaring war against cigarette sellers and those trading alcohol. Yet you say nothing about tackling real crime. You boast about the amount of people arrested for trading banned products. Yet you fail to have that same amount of criminals arrested and jailed. In 2019 we had 21 022 murders in the whole country. How many of those murderers have been arrested and convicted? Can you brag about that? In the last 2 weeks alone we had at least 5 murders in my area. We had shooting on almost a daily basis. Sometimes up to 4times a day. When our kids must duck and dive in order to avoid being the next victim, the next statistic. Yet I dont see you boasting on national tv that you arrested those shooters. But you have the nerve to brag about how many vendors you locked up

A few days ago a lady was manhandled and wrongfully arrested by your officers. This was just one of many cases where law abiding citizens were assaulted, humiliated, sometimes even killed by the department you represent. The very force that was suppose to protect them. Yet I am still to see your officers do the same to the gangsters in my city. Or just my hometown. I am yet to see a drug merchant being pulled to a police vehicle the way that lady was pulled to the van. I am yet to see a burglar being shot at the way our law abiding people are being shot at. I am yet to see a guy being caught with an illegal firearm being slapped around and kicked the way your officers slap and kick our kids and women for being outside

Dear Minister, can you please protect our children with the same enthusiasm that you're protecting the cigarette and liquor ban with? Can your officers please respond to a REAL crime as swiftly as they respond to a spaza shop selling ghwais? Can you please have as many officers raiding drug dens as you have standing around at road blocks searching cars for alcohol? Can you send those officers standing at the robot in Bellville checking i.d's and permits to come into my area and search for drugs and illegal fi****ms?

Mister Minister, the next time an innocent child gets shot and killed by a gangster, can you please go on national tv and explain to the parents why ci******es were more important than their child's life? When a father coming from work is stabbed to death can you please explain to the family - on national tv again - why searching for alcohol was more important than protecting their breadwinner?

When a child goes missing can you please get your officers to respond as quickly as they do now to people handing out food on the roadside? When a woman gets r**ed or a house gets burgled or someone gets robbed at gunpoint can your officers please rush as fast and force their way into the house of the perpetrator as quickly and efficiently as they rush and force their way into a spaza shop? Can they please beat up a skollie with a gun the same way they beat up a woman walking in the street?

In short dear minister, I would love to see you and your subordinates tackle real crime as stipulated in our criminal law with the same vigour and enthusiasm and eager as they are tackling your anti-liquor and anti-cigarette law today. I would love to see you on national tv boasting and bragging about removing real criminals from our streets the same way as you are bragging and boasting about removing smokes and dop from our streets. I would love to see the same pro-active approach to enforcing law and order as I see enforced to lockdown rules now

As the great Martin Luther King said:
We need leaders not in love with money but with justice
We need leaders not in love with publicity but with humanity

And I Thank You _ posted by Rashieda November- Everts.

Happy Freedom day to all South Africans.🇿🇦
Let's hold in prayer all the families and friends who have lost loved ones to the Covid 19 pandemic. Let us also be reminded of the many comrades who have lost their lives fighting for our freedom. They are fondly remembered with eternal gratitude. 🙏❤

The sad and harsh reality of the lockdown rears its ugly head in our impoverished communities. People here do not have banking accounts with good credit histories that afford them the luxury of getting assistance or taking out loans to tide them over. They are suffering just as much as the black communities. Why have they once again became the forgotten nation? I fear that people no longer care about the dangers of Covid 19 as the hunger pangs set in the desperation is palpable. Mr president...I urge you to please give assistance to our people. They too are worthy of receiving food parcels. They too are struggling and have children to feed. They too have lost their jobs. When desperation sets in, the unrest, looting, burglaries and violence will surely increase. Our government clearly has not discussed all the consequences or the domino effect that this lockdown will have in these communities. As much as I applaud our presidents attempt at acting quickly to stop the Covid 19 virus from speeding , I am fearful that it will all be in vain if our people are starving. Inanition will occur in these communities.
My thoughts and prayers are with everyone in our impoverished communities Please stay safe and take care care of each other. Adhere to the rules, wear a face mask when out in public and wash your hands regularly because Covid 19 is highly contagious. Please continue practicing social distancing because it is a necessity right now that could safe your life. God bless.🙏❤

Wishing everyone a safe and blessed Easter.🙏💞❤