Justice for CweCwe: Thousands of Cape Town demonstrators join nationwide shutdown

Justice for CweCwe: Thousands of Cape Town demonstrators join nationwide shutdown! Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Cape Town joining a nationwide shutdown of the education department offices, calling for Justice for CweCwe.

The seven-year-old who was allegedly raped at her school in October last year.

Demonstrators are calling on the executive of the Western Cape’s Department of Education to make their way to their offices and accept their memorandum.

Justice for CweCwe

Clad in all black with handmade posters donning messages of support, thousands, mainly young people, have marched to the Department of Education in Cape Town’s City Centre.

Protesters are calling for swift action by law enforcement to apprehend and charge a suspect for the alleged rape of a seven-year-old, in the Eastern Cape.

PROTESTERS CALL ON ALAN WINDE TO ACCEPT THEIR DEMANDS

They’ve marched to the provincial Education Department office, as a show of solidarity with other activists and non-governmental organizations who are staging demonstrations in other parts of the country.

Earlier, demonstrators dismissed a senior official from the Western Cape Education Department who’d come to accept a memorandum.

The called for Education MEC David Maynier or Premier Alan Winde to take the peaceful demonstration seriously and make their way to Cape Town’s city centre.

“The deputy director is saying that the premier is not available. Our response was we have left the comfort of our homes to be here. We sacrificed to be here; we will wait for him to make his way.”

The heavy police presence remains while demonstrators sing and chant at the department’s office’s where the protest is taking place.

Reporting from Cape Town CBD this afternoon where thousands, mainly students are preparing to march to the Department of Education as calls for justice for CweCwe a 7-year-old girl who was raped at school grows. #JusticeForCwecwe @ewnreporter pic.twitter.com/26C87LvYXC

— Kayleen Morgan (@ietskaylo) April 1, 2025

In other news – Sbahle Mzizi joins movement for Justice in Cwecwe case – WATCH

South African child influencer Sbahle Mzizi has added her voice to the growing call for justice for Cwecwe, a 7-year-old girl who was allegedly assaulted at school. The heartbreaking case has captured national attention, with many demanding accountability from those responsible for ensuring children’s safety in educational institutions.

The case became public after Officer Thandekile Mtshizana, Cwecwe’s mother, shared her daughter’s traumatic experience. The 30-year-old, who is also a survivor of sexual violence, revealed that the alleged incident occurred on October 14, 2024, at Bergview College in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. Read More