The University of Rhodes student who took her life after she was raped by her boyfriend has been buried.
Khensani Maseko burial coincides with Women’s Day celebration, but many in South Africa are questioning if there is much to celebrate, giving the violence against women in the country.
Last week before her death, the 23-year-old law student had written a post on Instagram saying: “No-one deserves to be raped!”
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Maseko had reported to school authorities that she was raped by a fellow student in May. The rapist, a fellow student, was suspended three days after the 300-Level student killed herself.
Speaking at her funeral in Johannesburg, police minister Bheki Cele said there was an urgent need to teach boys the importance of respecting women, the Times reports.
“Stop making them super kings. Boys grow up owning everything‚ including women around them. We have made it normal that boys have extra access to girls’ bodies”, adding
“Let’s all go and work and make sure that we create a society where in the middle of the night‚ a young woman walks alone‚ without fear of being raped or attacked‚” he said.
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South Africa has one of the highest rape statistics in the world – last year there were nearly 4,000 cases reported to the South African police.
