Brebner High School Classmates Pour Their Hearts Out at Machaka Radebe’s Memorial in TikTok Video

• Students at Brebner High School poured out their condolences for Machaka Radebe
• Radebe's body was found in a field in Bloemfontein, Free State after being missing for two days
• Friends cried and were joined by netizens who lamented the spate of gender-based violence-related incidents

Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News's current affairs journalist, provided coverage of criminal activities and their societal implications during his four years at Daily Sun.

Students and the community of Bloemfontein paid tribute to the slain Machaka Radebe. They spoke beautiful words of remembrance and mourned her loss. South Africans poured their condolences out to the family and cried that gender-based violence is a pandemic in the country.

Machaka Radebe's memorial recorded on TikTok

@missfavour posted a video on TikTok that was taken at her funeral. Radebe was found dead on 4 December 2023 after she went missing from her home on 2 December. In the video, community members gathered at her memorial, which was held at Brebner High School. A man is seen addressing the mourners.

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“We are hoping that Machaka is resting in peace. Machaka will forever be in our hearts and we will remember her.”

The man who was addressing the mourners also added that the school lost two pupils at the same time some years ago. He said that one of them died after being involved in an accident.

Watch the video here:

Friends share memories of her

Netizens, including those who knew her, poured their hearts out to her and her family.

Jessethanda6 wrote:

“I can’t believe she’s gone. The last time I saw her, she said that she loved me. Never thought that it would be the last time seeing her.”

TebzaNgwana is hurt.

“The authorities must do something about this horrific situation happening in Bloemfontein. We can’t go on like this.”

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Miss Kay said:

“Fly high, doll. I can’t believe I will be walking alone from now on. No one to make jokes with on the way from school.”

Habibi added:

“Law enforcement has failed our women and children. This is beyond devastating. No one deserves to depart like that.”

Mrs H was saddened.

“Our children are not safe, even in our own homes. Lord, this is painful.”

Matric learner killed by a snake in Mpumalanga

Earlier, Briefly News reported that a teenage girl was bitten by a snake and killed in Mpumalanga.

The matriculant attended a matric camp preparing them for the 2023 National Senior Certificate exams. South Africans were mournful and criticised the school for not taking sufficient safety precautions.

Source: Briefly News