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The community and City officials joined forces this Women’s Day to stand against crime, extortion and gender-based violence, while honouring the memory of Sinovuyo Dyokwe. Together, they called for safer communities where every woman can live free from fear.
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he man accused of driving the vehicle used to transport the gunmen who killed Dunoon community activist and councillor Sinovuyo Dyokwe has abandoned his bail application. The accused appeared in court last week, when the state highlighted his previous convictions. According to Democratic
Alliance MP Nicholas Gotsell he had two previous convictions and was also facing pending murder and robbery charges. ACCUSED ALLEGEDLY TRANSPORTED DYOKWE’S KILLERS According to a video posted on social
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media, Gotsell said the state alleged the accused drove the vehicle that transported the gunmen, who fired 10 shots at Dyokwe after she had left the local-government registration table she had been managing. She was shot dead in Dunoon on 20 June after spending the day assisting residents
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with voter registration. As TygerBurger previously reported Dyokwe had also raised concerns about alleged extortion. In an affidavit she described being pressured to pay protection money, threatened when she refused and living in fear after becoming politically active in her community.
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