Mandela's stepdaughter to headline GBV breakfast in Botswana

Josia Machel
Josia Machel

The stepdaughter of Nelson Mandela, Josina Machel is expected to officiate at the Hlanganani ICT Botswana Gender Based Violence (GBV) breakfast on November 29, 2018 in Gaborone Botswana.

The theme of the event is: Intersections Between Technology and Gender Based Violence.

Josina Machel the daughter of Graça Machel and ex-Mozambican president Samora Machel‚ revealed that she was a victim of domestic abuse. The stepdaughter of the late Nelson Mandela said her boyfriend attacked her during her mother’s 70th birthday celebrations in Maputo‚ leaving her blind in one eye. For a family that is so powerful and has given so much to humanity, an attack on her is a statement to the World: No woman is safe.

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