Cowards kill women - PDM
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) Ohangwena regional coordinator, Hidipo Hamata, says women are dying like “cockroaches, rats and flies at the hands of cowards who call themselves men”.
He was reacting to the murder of a 38-year-old woman by her ex-boyfriend at Etomba village in the Ondobe constituency about a week ago.
“This sad news has affected us tremendously in a negative way, as our women continue to perish in ways that can only be perceived as barbaric and evil… Their deaths can be likened to those of cockroaches, rats and flies, at the hands of cowards who call themselves men - people that society regards as responsible men,” Hamata said.
He said women play a very important role in society and therefore men should always respect them and avoid senseless acts of abusing them or taking their lives.
“We want to remind the men of Ohangwena and of our neighbouring regions that women are an integral part of our society by nature and thus play various significant roles.”
Hamata believes the issue of GBV can be tackled if people uphold their Christian teachings and cultural values.
“The PDM therefore urges all men from the Ohangwena Region to work together as a collective to ensure that gender-based violence is curbed... This can be done by upholding our Christian teachings, upholding our cultural values and by understanding our constitution that provides for the protection of human life.”
KENYA KAMBOWE
He was reacting to the murder of a 38-year-old woman by her ex-boyfriend at Etomba village in the Ondobe constituency about a week ago.
“This sad news has affected us tremendously in a negative way, as our women continue to perish in ways that can only be perceived as barbaric and evil… Their deaths can be likened to those of cockroaches, rats and flies, at the hands of cowards who call themselves men - people that society regards as responsible men,” Hamata said.
He said women play a very important role in society and therefore men should always respect them and avoid senseless acts of abusing them or taking their lives.
“We want to remind the men of Ohangwena and of our neighbouring regions that women are an integral part of our society by nature and thus play various significant roles.”
Hamata believes the issue of GBV can be tackled if people uphold their Christian teachings and cultural values.
“The PDM therefore urges all men from the Ohangwena Region to work together as a collective to ensure that gender-based violence is curbed... This can be done by upholding our Christian teachings, upholding our cultural values and by understanding our constitution that provides for the protection of human life.”
KENYA KAMBOWE
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