# The South African National Defence Force has denied the deployment of members to the #JusticeForCwecwe march in Matatiele in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday. The protest was calling for justice for the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl, affectionately known as Cwecwe, at Bergview College in October 2024. During the march residents criticised the noticeable presence of armed soldiers. The SANDF’s spokesperson, Siphiwe Dlamini, says soldiers are in the area on border safeguarding duties and nothing else:
SANDF denies deployment to #JusticeForCwecwe march [SOUND]
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