By Following her photoshopped images making the rounds on X, the Minister in the Presidency Ms Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has come out to defend and protect her image and spoke out against Gender Based Violence (GBV).
Ntshavheni has expressed unhappiness with her photos being manipulated and published on public platforms, social media. The Minister condemned the attempts to vilify her image; she said the photoshopping of her X account with vulgar images and misinformation is not only distasteful but shameful as well.
According to the Acting Spokesperson for Government, Nomonde Mnukwa, South Africa is faced with a serious persistent scourge of GBV and the country is at pains in fighting the plague. Mnukwa said the continued use of sexual images to tarnish women is deplorable at the least. The cowards responsible for the photoshop represent the worst sexists and gender based violence perpetrators.
“The public is warned about uncouth images published allegedly on the Minister’s account. The Minister’s account is not hacked but the images are photoshopped. Attempts to defocus Minister Ntshavheni from the tasks at hand will not succeed.
Government has also noticed the coordinated misinformation campaign primarily targeting Ministers and Deputy Ministers.
Minister Ntshavheni is not fazed by acts of cowardice,” said Mnukwa.
