Amasosha Omkhuleko to march against violence in the streets of Alex
Mrs Alexandra Heritage Queen and Second Princess, Fikile Zulu and Fikile Mothibedi respectively, have organised an anti-crime prayer march in the streets of Alexandra on January 9.
Community members in Alexandra under the umbrella of Amasosha Omkhuleko [Forces of Prayer] will descend on the streets of the township on January 9 to march and conduct prayers against the spiralling scourge of violence.
Organisers of the protest and prayer march Fikile Zulu and Fikile Mothobedi, who are Queen and Second Princess respectively that were crowned at the Mr and Mrs and Miss Alexandra Heritage last October, said the prayer march will start and end at the Jukskei Park next to the East Bank Hall at 09:00.
The pair had soon after their crowning vowed to organise a march that will tackle issues of gender-based violence, abuse of children, drug and other substance abuse by the youth in the township, the increase in general crime as well such as muggings, murders, robberies, housebreakings and the high prevalence of firearms and other weapons in the community.
“We are gatvol [fed-up] with the crime situation in our township. As I speak to you [Alex News], we have no teaspoons and other utensils in the house, no pots, saucepans, dishes, knives, clothes, blankets, shoes etc, they have all been taken by our grandchildren to sell in order to feed their drug addictions.
“We have also lost our daughters to femicide, some have been maimed by lovers, husbands and partners in gender-based violence. We can hardly freely walk the streets of our beloved Alexandra without fearing being mugged, murdered, raped, robbed and even being simply beaten up because somebody does not like what you are dressed in,” Zulu (68) told Alex News in an interview.
Mothibedi (68) said the all white [dress code] prayer march was a sign of purity and angel-like appearance in which ‘we are calling on all members of the community to join us in marching and praying for ‘yobe’ [forgiveness] from Almighty as we accept our sins and evil ways’.
“We are asking the Almighty to give us a remedy to all the chaos and anarchy that is engulfing our community and country at large. We hope God will hear our cries and prayers. Although the prayer march has been dubbed an all white affair, that does not stop those who do not have the white attire from joing us,” Mothibedi stressed.
Mothibedi said they had approached various faith-based organisations to join the prayer march and those ‘we might have missed are more than welcome to join us on the day’.
Details: Fikile Zulu 065 851 8292; Fikile Mothibedi 079 565 2300.
