“So Painful”: Minister’s Visit to Site Where Elizabeth Moselakgomo Was Found Raises Questions
- The Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, visited the site in Kempton Park, where Elizabeth Moselakgomo was found dead
- A TikTok video captured the visit, sparking debate on whether it was a genuine act of solidarity or a photo opportunity
- Many South Africans admitted they did not even know the country had a Minister of Women as they shared their honest thoughts on her presence
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A TikTok video filmed at a roadside memorial in Kempton Park on 16 September 2026 has sparked a wave of disbelief, grief, and sharp criticism across social media. The clip showed the Minister of Women, Sindisiwe Chikunga, laying a wreath at the site where Elizabeth Moselakgomo's body was discovered, adding to the tributes left for her.
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The footage showed the minister holding flowers as tributes surrounded her. She also bowed after laying her flowers down.
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What many viewers found most striking about the video reshared by @newsnexussa was not the visit itself, but their own ignorance of the minister's existence. Several online users said they had no idea South Africa even had a Minister of Women, raising deeper concerns about how visible and effective the role has been in addressing gender-based violence in the country. Others were upset to notice the area where Tsonsto's body was dumped was neglected until recently, following her murder. Watch the video that sparked the debate:
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Mzansi upset by minister's Kempton Park visit
The sign left at the memorial said it plainly: posters and appearances are not enough. For many South Africans watching the video, the wreath-laying felt like a symbol of exactly what they believe is wrong with the government's approach to women's safety, visible in tragedy, absent in prevention. South Africans flooded the comments section with frustration, scepticism, and sadness:
@whatscookin wrote:
"All for show. They don't care about the people."
Mama Rori ❣️ noticed:
"Recently cut, I saw a video of someone jogging, showing them busy cutting trees and grass."
@mj added:
"Initially I saw big grass when the news broke out. Results of a reactive government and not a protective one."
@L-DAWG said:
"There's a minister of women??"
@angelo_Maboks shared:
"This is so painful."
@Chabedi_Moema noted:
"Yes, she is literally campaigning."
@My Redeemer Lives concluded:
"Typical of ANC government. Let's vote wisely. Our women nation matters."
Other Briefly News stories about the Kempton Park murders
- A viral TikTok video posted by user @lefit_chef showed locals walking through the overgrown, secluded roadside terrain in Rhodesfield where Elizabeth "Tsontso" Moselakgomo's body was discovered.
- US-based true crime creator @maddygrayyt vlogged about the escalating Kempton Park tragedy, drawing international attention to the rising body count in South Africa.
- TikTok content creator @carribloom released a solemn video detailing the cases of eight women discovered dead in Ekurhuleni over two months.
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