The senseless death of Uyinene Mrwetyana, and the despair of a nation.
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06/22/21 • 21 min
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Uyinene – sometimes called Nene – was just 19 years old when she disappeared while out and about running errands, prompting a nationwide alarm and search. It is often credited as the spark of the #aminext movement, which was a local iteration of the global #metoo movement. This case was so shocking to South Africans that it sparked protests in both the real world and social streets, calling on our government to do something, anything, to turn the tide on the seemingly endless instances of gender-based violence and femicides.
An obvious but necessary trigger warning: This episode covers gender-based violence, including sexual assault, so please consider your own emotional and mental wellbeing and how they may be affected by these topics, before listening.
Sources:
· https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50431903
· https://www.capetownetc.com/news/uct-students-rally-to-bring-missing-girl-home/
· https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/15/africa/south-africa-student-murder-sentence/index.html
· https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/South_Africa_2012.pdf?lang=en
· https://www.instagram.com/uyinene/
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Uyinene – sometimes called Nene – was just 19 years old when she disappeared while out and about running errands, prompting a nationwide alarm and search. It is often credited as the spark of the #aminext movement, which was a local iteration of the global #metoo movement. This case was so shocking to South Africans that it sparked protests in both the real world and social streets, calling on our government to do something, anything, to turn the tide on the seemingly endless instances of gender-based violence and femicides.
An obvious but necessary trigger warning: This episode covers gender-based violence, including sexual assault, so please consider your own emotional and mental wellbeing and how they may be affected by these topics, before listening.
Sources:
· https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50431903
· https://www.capetownetc.com/news/uct-students-rally-to-bring-missing-girl-home/
· https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/15/africa/south-africa-student-murder-sentence/index.html
· https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/South_Africa_2012.pdf?lang=en
· https://www.instagram.com/uyinene/
Bed music: Awen by The Mind Orchestra is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License(https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Mind_Orchestra/The_Mind_Orchestra_-_Singles/awen)
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The short life and long legacy of Sheldean Human
This story is full of disturbing and mature material. It also deals with violence against children and sexual assault. So please bear that in mind before listening.
Sheldean Human was born on the second of April 1999, to mother Elize and father Wikus. By the time we enter the story, Her parents divorced and Sheldean lives with her mom in Pretoria, a city north of Johannesburg, South Africa. Sheldean attended the nearby primary school, where her teachers described her as friendly and self-confident, independent, and a pretty child with her straight blonde hair cut into blunt fringe.
On the evening of Sunday 18 Feb, 2007, at about 6pm, Elize went to go socialise with a friend who lived in a flat at the back of the commune property. It’s Summer in South Africa, and the sun would still be up. Her daughter was playing in the front garden with another little girl who lived there. Mary’s mom calls her in for bath time, leaving Sheldean in the yard alone. By 6:45pm, just as the sun is starting to set, Elize heads to the front to collect Sheldean, so that they can get a jump on prepping for the school day tomorrow, but she is not where she is supposed to be.
Sources:
1. Cape Talk: http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/257580/gentle-giant-piet-byleveld-remembered-for-his-legendary-detective-skills
2. Crimes uncovered: https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/503736/s01-e06-taken-the-sheldean-human-story?start=true
3. ENCA: https://www.enca.com/south-africa/south-africa-s-super-cop-the-top-cases-piet-byleveld-helped-crack
4. EWN: https://ewn.co.za/2017/05/24/sa-super-sleuth-piet-byleveld-dies
5. EWN: https://ewn.co.za/2017/06/01/watch-piet-byleveld-given-hero-s-send-off
6. https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-06-02-manhunter-bylevelds-last-case/
8. News24: https://www.news24.com/news24/sheldeans-killer-got-what-he-deserved-20120214
9. News24: https://www.news24.com/news24/court-hears-how-sheldean-died-20080522
10. TimesLive: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-05-24-everything-i-believe-in-one-word-hope-piet-bylevelds-cv/
11. True Crime South Africa: https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/ and https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-04-24-podcast--sheldean-human-silence-is-deadly/
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Minisode: Leigh Matthews killer wants parole
25 June 2021 - Earlier this week news broke that convicted murderer Donovan Moodley is applying for parole. Donovan was convicted for the kidnapping and murder of Leigh Matthews, which was the subject of episode one of It Happened Here, so if you haven’t yet done so, give that a listen so you have a good idea just how cold, remorseless, and twisted Donovan is.
This is a brief update on what he family had to say about this development.
· ENCA: https://www.enca.com/news/leigh-matthews-father-says-donovan-moodley-has-shown-no-remorse
· Scielo: http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1727-37812011000500005
· The citizen 1: https://citizen.co.za/news/opinion/opinion-editorials/2544198/leigh-matthews-donovan-moodley-parole-process-overhaul/
· The Citizen 2: https://citizen.co.za/news/2544149/it-gets-easier-but-it-doesnt-go-away-says-leigh-matthews-grieving-father/
· Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_South_Africa
· Wits justice Project: http://www.witsjusticeproject.co.za/news-and-insights-category/10-things-to-know-about-parole-in-south-africa
· WMACA facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WMACAKidz/
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