EDUCATOR. Criselda Kananda is the new ambassador of the annual Fezile Dabi HIV/Aids Benefit Concert. Picture: Valentina Nicol
Radio host and HIV activist Criselda Kananda penned a long message about why she was disappointed and shocked by Manana’s behaviour.
She wrote on Instagram that he was wise, dedicated to life and passionate about youth development. Her lengthy post made it onto Twitter where she was slated for defending a woman abuser, especially since she had styled herself as an activist for woman’s issues.
Kananda has spoken candidly about suffering abuse at the hands of her children’s father and living with HIV for over a decade.
“This is a person I have traveled with countrywide to the most rural of villages providing socio-support to students with various issues from HIV infection, substance abuse, GENDER BASED VIOLENCE, etc. I have seen him interact with the most vulnerable students, seen him personally getting involved to seek accommodation, pay fees, help with access to ARV’s and Condoms in institutions of higher learning.
“I know a Mdu who has dedicated his life to developing those who are on the margins through his drive and passion for youth development. I remember conversations where he would say, “young people should be prepared at an early age for the role to lead society for their own future prospects.”
“I know a Mduduzi who strongly believes that one of the ways to realise this possibility is by encouraging young people to be informed, to be engaged, to be educated and to be selfless in uplifting others. He then through relevant campaigns and provided an enabling environment,” she wrote.
On Twitter, Kananda made the trends list for her comments.
Kananda has since issued an apology on her Instagram page, saying she was not condoning his abusive behaviour.
“To those who read my post to the end and still believed I am condoning Mduduzi Manana’s abusive behavior I humbly apologize that’s not the posts’ intention.”
Read the full post below.
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