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IOL News
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Miss SA takes a step back from Miss Supranational 2025, while Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala steers the new pageant
The Miss SA organisation has shared that they will not be participating in the Miss Supranational 2025 beauty pageant. The new director of Miss Supranational, Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala, revealed that SA will be participating in the internationally acclaimed beauty pageant. Image: Instagram After much online speculation and rumours about the participation in the Miss Supranational competition, the Miss SA organisation revealed that it will not be participating in the Miss Supranational 2025 beauty competition. In a statement issued on Wednesday, May 7, the organisation shared, through its official social media account, that it will not be a part of the Miss Supranational 2025 beauty pageant. 'With heartfelt gratitude to our incredible fans, we share that Miss South Africa will not participate in the Miss Supranational 2025 competition set for June in Poland. We deeply value the memories and connections of this event. 'We wish the Miss Supranational Organisation a spectacular event,' they added. The organisation announced it will not renew its license for the beauty pageant. They clarified that this decision not to participate this year is unrelated to Miss SA 2024 Mia le Roux or first runner-up Nompumelelo Maduna. However, the great news is that South Africa will still be participating in the Miss Supranational beauty pageant because Miss SA 2010, Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala, has taken to social media to announce that she is the newly appointed director of Miss Supranational South Africa. Montjane-Tshabalala also shared a video on May 7 that as an organisation, they will announce soon who will be crowned Miss Supranational SA and represent our country at the international stage of Poland. 'Hi everyone, my name is Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala, Miss SA 2010, and I feel so honoured to announce that I am the new director of Miss Supranational SA. "I am extremely excited about working with the Miss Supranational organisation, and I cannot wait to see lives change through this beautiful platform. 'Please do stay tuned on our pages, and we are going to announce soon who the next Miss Supranational SA 2025 is and who will be representing us at Miss Supranational,' she shared. The Miss Supranational beauty competition is set to take place in June 2025 at Malopolska, Poland.
The South African
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The South African
Official Statement: Miss South Africa pulls out of Miss Supranational 2025
Miss South Africa has officially released a statement that they have withdrawn from Miss Supranational 2025. Miss South Africa has made many headlines in the past few months and weeks, but a lot has been happening behind the scenes. In November 2024, the reigning Miss South Africa, Mia le Roux, pulled out of Miss Universe. Many fans were shocked by the decision, but they cited her health as the reason behind the drop. All this has drawn so much attention to Miss South Africa when it comes to international pageants. Mia le Roux. Image via Instagram @official_misssa Sharing the news on their social handles, Miss South Africa showed a lot of gratitude to their fans. 'With heartfelt gratitude to our incredible fans, we share that Miss South Africa will not participate in the Miss Supranational 2025 competition set for June in Poland,' they started. 'We deeply value the memories and connections of this event,' they continued. 'We wish the Miss Supranational Organisation a spectacular event', they finished. This statement left a lot of mixed emotions among the peasants' fans. After Miss South Africa announced they had dropped from Miss Supranational 2025, they left many South Africans were left questioning. @Cam 🙂 'So no international pageants at all ?🙂' @Mosibudi (Mosi ) Leboho 'I was looking forward to seeing Nompumelelo or Mia Participating 😢❤️' @Awongwe Sanelisiwe Ndadana 'What a Wow! 💔 You guys know how to hurt us, Shem!! So is the Miss Universe license still active? 😭' @Rushon Ganyo | Model – FASHION | COM 'You dropped Miss World, then withdrew from Miss Universe during the competition, now from Miss Supranational. Why do you have to crash the dreams of ladies in pageantry?' Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Declare gender violence in S.Africa a national disaster, campaigners say
Several hundred people marched on Friday against femicide and gender violence in South Africa, calling for the "scourge" to be declared a national disaster. Gender-based violence is endemic in the economic powerhouse where one in three women experiences physical or sexual abuse in their lifetime, according to UN figures. The rally -- one of many organised across the country on Friday -- marched to the Union Buildings, the majestic seat of government that adjoins the presidential palace in the capital Pretoria. They handed a petition to the government which was received by a deputy minister. Counting the black-clad Miss South Africa Mia le Roux within their ranks, they booed, chanted and waved placards reading slogans such as "My body is not a crime scene!". "It is time for change. We cannot continue to do the same thing over and over and nothing happens," said Siphiwe George, founder of a group called Women Waging War, who drove nine hours to join the protest. Declaring the violence a national disaster "will open up a whole new level of how we can fight this scourge", she told AFP, saying it would release funds for shelters for victims. South Africa, a nation of 62 million people, has some of the highest rates of violence against women and children in the world, according to the UN agency, UN Women. On average, at least 129 rapes are reported daily, according to the latest police data which does not specify the gender of the victims. - Violence 'a pandemic' - "We are the rape capital of the world. Our statistics are horrific," Women for Change spokesperson Bulelwa Adonis told AFP. "Our country has showcased so many times that this is a pandemic," she said. "It's time that it's declared a national disaster because enough is enough." In one of the latest cases to anger the country, a seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped at her school last year but no arrests have yet been made. The case gained nationwide attention only last month, after her mother revealed the details in a podcast and local media. Witney Stander, whose sister was killed in 2023, said the time had come for perpetrators to be held to account. "We just want some accountability and some action to be taken," she told AFP. Ntombifuthi Stander also demanded that police do more to tame the violence. Recalling the day her daughter was killed, she said police "refused to come out and help us". "We are crying... that day was a nightmare," Stander said. Action has long been promised. President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday there was an urgent need to address legal blind spots that worked against the rights and interests of survivors of gender violence. "Laws cannot just be written, they must be enforced," he told a conference of women judges. "Perpetrators must be held accountable, and the sentences they are given should reflect the seriousness of their crimes." str-ho/br/kjm
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Crowds demonstrate against gender-based violence in South Africa after alleged rape of 7-year-old
PRETORIA, South Africa. (AP) — A crowd of protesters staged a demonstration against gender-based violence in the South African capital of Pretoria on Friday as part of a national outcry after an alleged rape of a 7-year-old girl. This is the latest protest sparked by allegations that the girl, referred to as Cwecwe to protect her identity, was raped at her school last year and that the matter was only reported a month later. Last week, thousands protested in the city of Cape Town and earlier this week another demonstration took place in Matatiele, an area where the alleged rape took place. Demonstrators were dressed in mostly all-black outfits and held placards with slogans condemning the scourge of rape and violence against women and children. The protesters have called on the South African government to declare gender-based violence a national crisis and impose the harshest sentences on those convicted of related crimes. While the attack on the 7-year-old girl was in November, her mother has recently been speaking out frequently, saying she has felt let down by the justice system. Reigning Miss South Africa Mia le Roux was among those who attended the protests and called on the government to do more to fight gender-based violence in the country. 'I'm here because I want to add my voice to the voices of all these women that are gathered here today because we have decided that enough is enough,' she said. 'We are hearing too many stories of our sisters being hurt, and I want our leaders to know that this is really a natural disaster." Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster, deputy leader of the political party Build One SA, said the government should declare a state of emergency and show the political will to deal with the problem. 'We are here to say that the way justice system works in this country is not conducive to curbing and actually killing this gender-based violence and femicide crisis that we have,' said Hlazo-Webster. She also called for the government to publish the sex offender register so that people convicted of these crimes may be known so that women and children can be protected from them. Activist Themba Masango, who leads the organization Not In My Name which advocates against gender-based based violence, called on men to take responsibility and lead the fight. Rape and attempted sexual offenses from October to December last year declined by 3% compared to 2023, according to the latest crime statistics published in February by the police ministry. However, sexual assault and contact sexual assault cases reported increased during the same period. Nearly two thirds of the 11,803 rapes were committed in the perpetrators or victims' homes. A fifth took place in public spaces while night clubs, schools and universities were also places of violence, according to those statistics.
The Independent
11-04-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Crowds demonstrate against gender-based violence in South Africa after alleged rape of 7-year-old
A crowd of protesters staged a demonstration against gender-based violence in the South African capital of Pretoria on Friday as part of a national outcry after an alleged rape of a 7-year-old girl. This is the latest protest sparked by allegations that the girl, referred to as Cwecwe to protect her identity, was raped at her school last year and that the matter was only reported a month later. Last week, thousands protested in the city of Cape Town and earlier this week another demonstration took place in Matatiele, an area where the alleged rape took place. Demonstrators were dressed in mostly all-black outfits and held placards with slogans condemning the scourge of rape and violence against women and children. The protesters have called on the South African government to declare gender-based violence a national crisis and impose the harshest sentences on those convicted of related crimes. While the attack on the 7-year-old girl was in November, her mother has recently been speaking out frequently, saying she has felt let down by the justice system. Reigning Miss South Africa Mia le Roux was among those who attended the protests and called on the government to do more to fight gender-based violence in the country. 'I'm here because I want to add my voice to the voices of all these women that are gathered here today because we have decided that enough is enough,' she said. 'We are hearing too many stories of our sisters being hurt, and I want our leaders to know that this is really a natural disaster." Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster, deputy leader of the political party Build One SA, said the government should declare a state of emergency and show the political will to deal with the problem. 'We are here to say that the way justice system works in this country is not conducive to curbing and actually killing this gender-based violence and femicide crisis that we have,' said Hlazo-Webster. She also called for the government to publish the sex offender register so that people convicted of these crimes may be known so that women and children can be protected from them. Activist Themba Masango, who leads the organization Not In My Name which advocates against gender-based based violence, called on men to take responsibility and lead the fight. Rape and attempted sexual offenses from October to December last year declined by 3% compared to 2023, according to the latest crime statistics published in February by the police ministry. However, sexual assault and contact sexual assault cases reported increased during the same period. Nearly two thirds of the 11,803 rapes were committed in the perpetrators or victims' homes. A fifth took place in public spaces while night clubs, schools and universities were also places of violence, according to those statistics.
