“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs you did not love my sister. That Bible verse talks about love and you did not love her.” This is what the sister of slain Eastern Cape businesswoman Nokwanda Maguga-Patocka told Nokwanda’s killer, after reading 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 4.
Toxic masculinity is the root cause for femicide and violence against women, and to reverse this, society should begin by ensuring that boys unlearn toxic behaviour and learn how to control anger from an early age, experts say.
The man who has been accused of the gruesome murder of Eastern Cape businesswoman Nokwanda Maguga-Patocka will spend the next week behind bars before he can apply for bail, after his case was postponed in the Qonce magistrate’s court on Wednesday. Lunga Nqayi, 49, an alleged romantic partner of the deceased, made a brief first appearance and the matter was postponed until Wednesday next week; also to allow him time to secure legal representation.
The man accused of murdering Eastern Cape businesswoman Nokwanda Maguga-Patocka, has briefly appeared in the King William's Town (Qonce) Magistrate's Court.