S Africa must unite and demand protection of women: Mrwetyana family - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

Uyinene's Mrwetyana rape and murder is one of a string of crimes committed against women in recent weeks.

The family of slain University of Cape Town student Uyinene Mrwetyana says her murder served as the push needed for the country to unite and demand the protection of women. Young women have been picketing outside Parliament against gender based violence and have called on men to protect them against the perpetrators of such crimes.

South Africans have taken to social media under the hashtag #AM-I-NEXT to call on government to take action against such violence.On Tuesday

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