Event Brief
Commentary challenges claims that men are “fine” amid femicide
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 24, 2026 at 2:19 PM ET
Summary: Themba Dlamini argues that many South African men insist they are not the problem while femicide evidence contradicts those personal exceptions. He cites that seven women are killed daily and references nine women’s bodies found across Ekurhuleni since July, using radio phone-in accounts to highlight denial and silence.
WHO: Themba Dlamini
WHAT: Publishes commentary arguing that personal claims of being “fine” cannot erase evidence of femicide and calls for an “honest audit” of masculinity, complicity, and silence.
WHEN: Sep 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: South Africa
WHY: He reacts to men’s insistence that they are “fine” despite femicide evidence, arguing that denial and silence do not address the problem.
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