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2019-09-07 07:09
The funerals for murdered UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana and slain youth leader Jesse Hess take place on Saturday.
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IN MEMORY OF UYINENE
Ukranian-born artist Ana Kuni spent two hours painting in memory of the late Uyinene Mrwetyana.
Kuni was approached by photographer Joshua Rubin to lend her voice to the fight against gender-based violence.
“She did the painting in about two hours, we sat and talked for that whole time, just about what’s going on and how we can make a small difference,” he said.
Once the painting was done, Rubin took the painting to the University of Cape Town where the 19-year-old Mrwetyana studied film and media studies. The artwork was displayed and fellow students were given the chance to write their messages on the canvas.
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Uyinene’s sister’s heartbreaking tribute
“What haunts me the most isn’t the fact that you’re gone and taken away from us so soon, it’s the thought of the fear and pain you experienced all alone.”
This is the opening line of a tribute posted on Facebook by Khanya Mrwetyana, the sister of Uyinene.
“I’m so sorry Bhelekazi (her clan name) …” Khanya writes in the post, which was published on Monday.
“I’m so sorry you had to be alive at a time where being a woman is all it takes to set a man off. Now we hold on to the memories we shared together and the thought of what could’ve become of you had that man not violated you.
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