‘GBV must not be tolerated’: Dlamini-Zuma urges women to prioritise survival over societal expectations
Among the testimonies that shook the audience was that of burn survivor and gender-based violence activist Thembi Maphanga, known as Ms T, who endured years of frequent abuse at the hands of her husband.
Dlamini-Zuma’s message included that women must not endure abuse in silence, communities must confront violence at its roots.
What began as hidden bruises escalated into a nightmare: one evening in 2010, her husband locked her and their two-year old twin daughter, Kamo, in a room, doused her with petrol, and set her alight.
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