Gqeberha — Human rights activist Pamela Mabini was shot and killed outside her home in Tshauka Street in Gqeberha on Friday.
Mabini (46) was found dead inside her white Chevrolet bakkie on Friday, and police spokesperson Sandra Janse van Rensburg said she was shot and killed around 10am, The Herald reported.
Mabini was renowned for her work in the townships and conducted food drives, hygiene products and school supplies to children in need. She started the Maro Foundation, which provided shelter and care to abandoned children and the disabled.
[WATCH] Renowned crime and GBV activist Pamela Mabini, was fatally shot outside her home in Gqeberha this morning. The incident has sparked outrage as well as calls for justice and the protection of activists fighting against gender-based violence. #Newzroom405’s Sipha Kema reports… pic.twitter.com/6sY6n7haAN
— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) March 7, 2025
She was also a whistleblower in the rape and trafficking case of Nigerian pastor, Timothy Omotoso, where she provided support to the victims and the family are devastated at their tragic loss, SABC News reported.
“It’s not easy to lose a member of the family, especially in this way. It is very painful. If one can get inside (the house) one can see the sorrow and pain of the people inside,” Mabini’s cousin, Luzuko Gaxamba.
Community activist and whistleblower in the Timothy Omotoso rape and trafficking case, Pamela Mabini, was shot dead in the driveway of her home in KwaZakhele, Gqeberha, this morning.
She was found in her car with multiple gunshot wounds. Her family is devastated. pic.twitter.com/AJKMDFhZRY
— SABC News (@SABCNews) March 7, 2025
Tributes poured in for Mabini across social media:
I am deeply saddened to hear about the loss of my dear friend and community activist in Gqeberha, Pamela Mabini, affectionately known as Maro. She was a free spirit who loved her family and friends wholeheartedly. I am keeping her family in my thoughts and prayers, wishing them… pic.twitter.com/gj4Vh2xARh
— Dr Collen Mashawana (@collenmashawane) March 7, 2025
Rest in Power, Queen 💔
Pamela Mabini, 46, was shot and murdered outside her home in Kwazakhele, Gqeberha, on 7 March 2025.
It is alleged that Pamela’s lifeless body was found inside her white Chevrolet bakkie with multiple gunshot wounds. The vehicle had been parked next to… pic.twitter.com/ZaZFdL5Oy5
— Women For Change (@womenforchange5) March 7, 2025
Babita Deokaran was killed for exposing the 1bn corruption tender at Tembisa Hospital 💔😢 Pamela Mabini was Killed for exposing Pastor Omotoso for rape and Human trafficking 💔😢
REMEMBER THESE HERO 🙌👏🫶
SAY THEIR NAMES,REMEMBER THEIR NAMES
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— IG:Joy-Zelda (@joy_zelda) March 7, 2025
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