“Mother. Don’t go there! It is Eudy. They’ve killed my sister!”
Name: Eudy Simelane
Kiled: Aged 31
South Africa
Many well-educated women in the cities live in relative equality, while women in other parts of the country are controlled by written and unwritten rules that restrict their freedom of movement.
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“They called me a bloody lesbian and raped me.”
Name: Themba
Age: 29
“We’ll show you what it’s like to be with a real man.”
Name: Jents
Age: 23
“I asked him to forgive me for making him beat me.”
Name: Elizabeth
Age: 23
“I was only three the first time someone took my pants off and put his finger inside me.”
Name: Blessing
Age: 27
“I just stood there, holding a pan of boiling water I was going to throw over him.”
Name: Phindi
Age: 42
“I used to sit up at night waiting for him to come home and beat me.”
Who: Motshidisi
What: Uses her position as “village mother” to work against violence and the spread of HIV/AIDS.
“I don’t want my daughter to be a ‘good girl’.”
Who: Kgosi Mabe
What: Uses his position as tribal king to work against violence against women.
“We lesbians are not seen as either women or men.”
Who: Kunu Semake
What: Works for the Lesbian and Gay Equality Project, and runs her own youth club.
“No African culture supports the violence.”
Who: Sonke Gender Justice Network
What: Work with men to stop the violence against women, and to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.