DEAR Editor,-
The Inkatha Freedom Party Women Brigade (IFPWB) in KwaZulu-Natal say that the people who burnt Thembi Memela from Harding to death should not be granted bail.
This comes after the news reported that three suspects involved with this had been arrested in Klerksdorp, North West.
The IFPWB vow for no bail in this issue. Thembi was a mother of children that were dependent on her. It is high time the government engage South African women on what sanctions they would like given to these so-called men who abuse women to that extent.
We challenge government to review death penalty in cases of children and women because the space they are in right now is very brutal and malicious and we need a deterrent.
We therefore cannot stand back and watch such an important element of the nation being destroyed for selfish reasons. We further invite South African women to stand up and let us speak with one voice.
The murderers must rot in jail for their actions. As IFP, we cannot just relax and watch women being tortured to death. It will be unjust to allow bail for someone who planned such cruelty. Society does not need such perverts to walk around freely.
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In conclusion, the IFPWB, KZN, sends its deepest condolences to the Memela family for their loss and stand in solidarity with all others who suffered such a fate by the hands of criminals. We plead with the court not to grant bail for the suspects,
MRS THOKOZILE GUMEDE
IFP Women Brigade Chairperson in KwaZulu-Natal
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