16/09/2026
Eight women. Nine weeks. A question this country keeps refusing to answer.
Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, 38, went for an evening run and never came home. She is one of eight women found dead in and around Kempton Park since July.
We are tired of being told to travel in groups, avoid quiet areas, share our live location. We did all of that. Safety is a basic human right, not a luxury we earn through daily vigilance.
Let’s be direct: we are not calling for violence. We are calling for women’s right to real, practical means of defending our own lives, pepper spray, tasers, alarms, and proper self-defence training. When the state narrows our means of protecting ourselves, what message is it sending?
These women did not die from carelessness. They died at the hands of people who believed they had the right to harm, abuse, and kill. That entitlement was produced, and it can be unmade.
If you are a woman reading this: you are not overreacting, and you are not alone.
Join us. Our self-defence classes start 4 October, weekly, free of cost and free of judgement. Comment “CLASSES” and we’ll send you the details, or tag a woman who needs to see this.
Cosmic Haven extends our deepest condolences to the families of all who have lost their lives to the senseless violence including those who remain unnamed and unknown.
If you are experiencing violence right now: GBV Command Centre, 0800 150 150 / 0800 428 428.
