Blade Nzimande to Set Up GBV Programme After Murder of TUT Student Allegedly by Blue Bulls Player Ex-boyfriend

• Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande will launch a gender-based violence awareness programme in response to the murder of TUT student, Ntokozo Xaba
• The third-year student was found stabbed to death at her off-campus residence, Ekhaya Junction, on Thursday, 2 February
• Xaba's ex-boyfriend, a Blue Bulls junior rugby player, has been arrested in connection with the student's brutal murder

PRETORIA - The tragic murder of Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) third-year student Ntokozo Xaba has caught the attention of Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Blade Nzimande.

21-Year-old Xaba was found with multiple stab wounds at her off-campus residence on Thursday, 2 February.

Nzimande has decided to launch a gender-based violence awareness programme at the university in honour of Xaba.

The higher education minister said that violence against doesn't just devastate victims and their families, but carries significant social and economic costs, News24 reported.

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To address GBV in SA institutions, Nzimabde will launch the Transforming MENtalities Initiative. The programme will mobilise men to be champions of a society free from gender biases, stereotypes, violence and discrimination.

Blue Bulls junior player suspected of brutally murdering Xaba

The night before she was brutally murdered, on Wednesday, 1 February, Xaba went out with her friends and her ex-boyfriend, who is allegedly a junior player for the Blue Bulls.

The friends claim they left the pair alone that evening and Xaba was found dead the next morning.

The rugby player was taken in for questioning on Friday, 3 February and is expected to appear in the Pretoria Regional Court on Monday, 6 February, EWN reported.

Nzimande praised the police for their swift response in detaining the Blue Bulls player and making headway in the murder case.

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Below are some comments:

@MSAKAZI_RSA said:

"Men are the problem on this earth, nothing will convince otherwise."

@Pearl_Ndlazi claimed:

"May her soul rest in peace. This will never end, until our justice system starts working FOR the victims."

@BiyongoPhila asked:

"Rest in peace, my angel. Dying at the hands of men seems like a norm in this country. Can you imagine how drained and tired we are?!"

@khuselwa_mnt mourned:

"Yoh! She was such a beautiful girl. May her soul rest in peace."

@PortiaMaphakisa added:

"Imagine classes haven't even begun and registrations are still underway and this has already happened."

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Source: Briefly News