"Wonderful Gesture": Cape Town Runners Honour Elizabeth Moselakgomo With Tribute at Lighthouse
- Hundreds of Cape Town runners gathered at dusk near a lighthouse on 16 September 2026 to honour Elizabeth Moselakgomo
- The running community held a moment of silence, calling for women's safety to become part of everyday running culture
- South Africans across the country and abroad were moved by the show of solidarity from the Cape Town running community
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Hundreds of Cape Town runners gathered at a red-and-white-striped lighthouse at dusk on 16 September 2026. They came not only to run, but to stand still. The crowd, mostly dressed in black, paused in a moment of silence to honour Elizabeth Moselakgomo, a woman whose death shook South Africa's running community.
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The gathering was captured by @melissaabrahams87 in a handheld video that quickly spread across social media. The footage, filmed from within the crowd, showed the scale of the turnout and the quiet weight of the moment.
In her caption, Melissa wrote: "Tonight was more than a run! We stood together!" She called on the community to carry the night's spirit into everyday life: "Let this be more than one night of solidarity. Let it change how we show up for one another every day! Look out. Check in. Run together. Speak up."
The event carried a clear message: no woman should have to weigh up her love of running against her personal safety. Melissa's post captured the frustration many South African women feel:
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"No woman should have to choose between her love for running and her safety! We will not allow fear to be our future!"
The gathering drew attention not just from locals, but from South Africans watching from abroad and international observers moved by the display of unity. Watch the Cape Town tribute that stopped Mzansi in its tracks:
Mzansi responds to Tsontso tribute
The night ended with a collective promise: to make safety a permanent part of running culture, not just a response to tragedy. South Africans flooded the comments with emotion and gratitude:
@get_me_fit1:
"💜 With you in spirit 😢"
@suzellerichards:
"💜 Very moving. We are standing with you also from over the seas."
@bonginkocy_m:
"God, we need you as a nation 🇿🇦"
@gcwabe17:
"🙌😢 Thank you Mzansi for showing up"
@sharleen.brest___:
"It is amazing to see a nation standing together. May their memories forever be a blessing 💜💜"
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@ryan.ingrid:
"What a wonderful gesture, Cape Town. Very emotional moment. We are sorry for what is happening in our country, where we are supposed to feel safe no matter what we are doing or where we are going. 😢"
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- Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga visited the Kempton Park roadside memorial to lay a wreath where Moselakgomo was found.
- A viral TikTok clip posted by @lefit_chef showed locals walking through the overgrown, unmaintained roadside brush where Tsontso's body was dumped.
- Kempton Park residents gathered in the streets carrying candles and singing hymns to honour Elizabeth "Tsontso" Moselakgomo after her body was discovered in Rhodesfield.
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