Hon Speaker, the ANC welcomes the conviction of child rapists and killers. The ANC says no to woman or child abuse, including sexual harassment, rape and murder. Those who commit such horrendous crimes have no place in our communities, but belong in jail. The ANC welcomes the conviction of Ntokozo Radebe on twelve counts of murder, rape and kidnapping in the North Gauteng High Court yesterday, Wednesday, 29 October 2014.
Radebe was convicted of the gruesome crimes he had committed in August and September last year, which left three toddlers in Diepsloot dead and the entire nation shaken and grieving. The ANC commends the work done by the state on proving Radebe's guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
We call upon men in the country to isolate all those who give them a bad name. Violence such as this, committed by Ntokozo, is barbaric, inhumane and it must be uprooted from our society. We remain convinced that South Africa has laws to put an end to this scourge. Let us also use our human values or ubuntu as our weapon and also our common resolve to build a caring society based on a strong culture of human rights. I thank you. [Applause.]