Post by @justadvocacy1

The woman whose body was found dumped along a roadside in KwaThema yesterday has been positively identified as 38-year-old Dineo Evelyn Motapane. Her family identified her at the Springs Mortuary this afternoon. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), Motapane was last seen alive on Sunday and had not yet been reported missing when her body was discovered. This tragic discovery adds to a deeply concerning pattern. Police have confirmed that investigations into the murders of eight women across Ekurhuleni are being intensified. A multidisciplinary team has been assigned to establish the circumstances surrounding each case and to determine whether any links exist between them. Dineo Evelyn Motapane was a daughter, a sister, a member of a community, and a woman whose life was taken far too soon. Her body was discarded by the side of a road, a cold and dehumanising act that reflects the broader crisis of violence against women in our country. That she had not even been reported missing when she was found underscores how quickly lives can be extinguished and how often families are left searching for answers in silence. JustAdvocacy stands with the Motapane family in this moment of unimaginable pain. We extend our deepest condolences and commit to amplifying their call for truth and accountability. No family should have to identify their loved one in a mortuary after finding out she was dumped like refuse. The intensification of the investigation into these eight cases is necessary, but it is not enough on its own. Communities across Ekurhuleni and beyond are living with fear. Women are disappearing and dying, and the public is left with incomplete information and slow progress. A multidisciplinary team must deliver results, thorough forensic work, clear communication with families, and transparent updates that restore public confidence. Gender-based violence and femicide continue to claim lives at an unacceptable rate. Every new case is a reminder that prevention, protection, and prosecution systems remain inadequate. Roadside dumps of women’s bodies are not isolated incidents; they are symptoms of a society that still fails to value the lives of its women and girls. We call on SAPS to treat each of these eight cases with the urgency and resources they demand. We call on community leaders, local government, and civil society to support the affected families and to strengthen neighbourhood safety networks. And we call on every South African to refuse silence. Speak up when women go missing. Support organisations working on the frontlines. Demand that justice is not delayed until the next body is found. Dineo Evelyn Motapane deserved to live. Her family deserves answers. The other seven women and their families deserve the same. Justice delayed is justice denied, and too many families are already waiting. Rest in power, Dineo. We will not look away. #JustAdvocacy #KwaThema #DineoMotapane #EndFemicide #Ekurhuleni