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** MEDIA STATEMENT
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** Sonke condemns xenophobic and technology-facilitated gender-based violence targeted towards Miss SA contestant Chidimma Onwe Adetshina
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** For Immediate Release
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Sonke Gender Justice strongly condemns the Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence, TFGBV including bullying and harassment targeted at the Miss South Africa finalist Chidimma Onwe Adetshina, regarding her eligibility to participate in the contest.

Sonke also condemns utterance made by the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton Mckenzie in relation to Adetshina’s participation in the pageant which seek to disregard her nationality as a South African. In response to an inquiry by a social media user on X (formerly twitter) on how he feels about Adetshina’s participation in the pageant he responded by saying that ‘…we truly cannot have Nigerians compete in our Miss SA competition. I want to get all the facts before I comment, but it gives funny vibes already’’. As a public official, Gayton Mckenzie ought to have exercised his power responsibly, in a manner that upholds the laws of this country and protects its citizens.
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