A member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and others (LGBTQIA+) community is heartbroken after one of their members was shot dead at Esikrobeni Samavambo (passage) in Browns Farm, Philippi on Wednesday 17 September.
Pam Mduku described the killing of Vuyelwa “Vovo” Matuza (30) as a loss to the LGBTQIA+ community.
“Matuza was gunned down in the morning while she was on her way to work. She was shot three times in the upper body,” said Mduku.
She described the deceased as a humble person. “Vovo was a nice person. She was a people’s person. She was a fashionista,” explained Mduku.
Although the motive for her killing is unknown, she believes that Matuza was murdered because of her sexuality.
“I suspect that she was targeted by the assailants because there was nothing
taken from her. It seems like the perpetrators were waiting for her,” said Mduku.
Provincial police spokesperson Capt Frederick C van Wyk said Nyanga police registered a murder case following the discovery of the body of a 30-year-old woman on Wednesday 17 September at about 05:45 in an alley near Sheffield Road at Browns Farm.
“According to reports, Nyanga officers were called to attend a murder scene at the mentioned address. On their arrival they found the deceased laying in an alley on her back with gunshot wounds to her back,” said Van Wyk.
He said the circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
