The two brutal murders of young women in the Eastern Mpondoland angered, touched the hearts of Royal princesses, resulting in them making their word, stressing their discontent over these senseless killings. They appealed to the government to firmly and unapologetically implement its commitments in fighting Gender Based Violence (GBV) and femicide. They stressed that civil society organizations and networks should stand up and speak up against GBV and femicide.
The outcry followed the two incidents which occurred in the Mpondoland areas in the last two weeks. In the first incident the lifeless body of Hlobokazi Vuziwe (28), from Mbadango in Flagstaff, was found on Sunday 02 November 2025, inside the gravesite in New Town (Katilumla) in Lusikisiki. This body was found next to it with a number of used condoms. The next incident occurred at Ndimakude where the lifeless body Ntombovuyo Ntanga was found whilst the dogs were sharing her flashes.
GBV activist and Mpondo princess Stella Sigcau II stressed that violence against women has become a norm with perpetrators getting away without being called to justice. Princess Stella II more needs to be done to protect women and to uproot GBV. “Femicide and violence against women has become one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world. Umntwana has been denied a promising future in the most barbaric way. I am heart broken. This girl is one of many women in South Africa who have been abused and assaulted before their deaths,” she concluded. Meanwhile, Hlonokazi is expected to lay in her rest on this coming Saturday of 22 November 2025 and in both cases the investigations are underway, and no arrest has yet been made.
