Mourners gather in Mamelodi for murdered twins’ memorial service

Mourners have gathered at the Funanani Centre in Mamelodi West for a candlelight memorial service for murdered 14-year-old twins Bothlale and Bonolo Makena.

The twin boys were found with multiple stab wounds by their mother when she returned home from work last Friday.

Members of various church denominations and other community stakeholders are among those attending the memorial.

MAMELODI TWINS | SABC News’ Mbalenhle Mthethwa speaks to Not In My Name International spokesperson Boitumelo Thage, who condemns the killing of the 14-year-old twins, calling on the justice system to stop failing communities. https://t.co/JnfF2qFbRc — SABC News (@SABCNews) October 8, 2026 Community member and pastor Sheila Mnisi says the teenagers’ deaths have shaken the community but also brought them closer together.

“But what I like is that we are united more than ever before.

This has raised an alarm that such a thing, you know, you read most of the time we hear that such a thing has happened in other areas.

But now this has raised an alarm that it can also happen.

It has happened in our midst.

It is time for us to join hands and work together with the policem” says Mnisi.

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