A video of former president Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mbuso Mandela, admitting to abusing his girlfriend is going viral on social media.
“My name is Mbuso Mandela [and] I am a woman abuser. I put my girlfriend’s head through the window and through the Trellidor. I strangled her…” he says in the clip.
The video had also been shared on Instagram by gender-based violence activist Josina Machel. Machel’s mother, Graca, was married to Nelson Mandela.
“The video has shattered us as family. In my personal capacity, as a family member and founder of Kuhluka Movement [a non-profit civil society mass organisation directed at combating the violation of rights of women] we condemn these actions in the strongest terms.
“We cannot condone preparations of violence in our families. We are looking for the best course of action,” Josina said in her post.
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“She needs me to admit it, so I’m admitting it,” Mbuso adds at the end of the video.
The former president’s grandson’s Instagram bio says; “what you see is what you get.”
Did you see a “woman abuser”?
WATCH:
Mbuso Mandela admits to abusing and strangling his girlfriend. pic.twitter.com/MteJucd3lT
— Musa Khawula (@MusaKhawula) January 25, 2022
Another video of a woman claiming to be Mandela’s partner has also been shared. She is claiming that he did not abuse her. The woman, standing in her undergarments self-taping a video says; “I’m doing this video to show you guys that he did not abuse me.”
WATCH:
Mbuso Mandela’s partner is denying the claims Mandela made about abusing and strangling her. More on https://t.co/LrV7bp99Oq pic.twitter.com/ePjaHtharm
— Citi Life (@Citi_Life_) January 26, 2022
Gender based violence resources in South Africa:
- Rape Crisis Cape Town Hotline: 021 447 9762
- South African GBV Hotline: 0800 428 428
- Tears Foundation: 010 590 5920 / www.tears.co.za / [email protected]
- Childline South Africa: 0800 055 555 / www.childline.org.za / [email protected]
- People Opposed to Woman Abuse: 011 642 4345 / www.powa.co.za / [email protected]
- Community Intervention Centre Helpline: 082 821 3447
- Free Legal Advice on WhatsApp (LawForAll): 063 603 3759
- Stop Domestic Violence Helpline (Lifeline): 0800 150 150
- Suicide Helpline: 0800 567 567
- SAPS: 10111
- National Counselling Line: 0861 322 322
- Legal Aid: 0800 110 110
Useful websites:
- https://www.thewarriorproject.org.za/resources/
- https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_speech/THUTHUZELA%20Care%20Centres.pdf
- https://rapecrisis.org.za/
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Picture: Instagram