Month of Mourning
AUGUST 2026
A place to honour, remember, and celebrate the lives of those who have been taken too soon through domestic violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault, rape, murder, and other acts of violence. Share your tribute below and help us preserve their memory throughout the Month of Mourning, ensuring their lives are never forgotten.
Messages of Remembrance
Read the heartfelt messages shared by our community as we remember and honour those who lost their lives through domestic violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault, rape, murder, and other acts of violence, many at the hands of men, throughout the Month of Mourning.
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Melanie (Stoffels) Nelson
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A smile, a beautiful woman and mother to her unborn child, who was brutally hammered to death on 8 Auust 2024.
We think of Melanie and will remember her never forgotten as our community rocked with the horrific death.
Let's we never forget what Women's Month means to us. A MONTH OF MOURNING. FOREVER IN OUR πππΎπ
We think of Melanie and will remember her never forgotten as our community rocked with the horrific death.
Let's we never forget what Women's Month means to us. A MONTH OF MOURNING. FOREVER IN OUR πππΎπ
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π Heideveld Cape Town
3 August 2026
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Emily Johnson
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Your life mattered. Your story mattered. Today, we remember you with love, honour your memory with dignity, and stand united in hope for a future free from violence. Though you are no longer with us, your light continues to shine through the lives you touched. You will forever be remembered, cherished, and deeply missed.
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31 July 2026
