Angered by the rape and murder of young and old women, well-known local musician and film producer Tshidino Ndou decided to talk to rapists through music.

He released a single track, Ho tshinyalani naa? last week.

The Tshakhuma-born singer and Tshivenda music awards nominee said women seemed to be silent about the high rate of rapes and killings taking place in the country and therefore he decided to talk on their behalf. “The rate of murders of women in South Africa is equally troubling and something is going terribly wrong,” Tshidino said.

The fact that South Africa is often rated as the rape capital of the world, indicates that men do not respect young girls and women, he added.

“My blood boils every time I think of men raping and dumping little girls. A woman is killed by an intimate partner every minute. Many are raped in their homes by a relative or family friend; many are raped at school, often by teachers; many are raped by trusted pastors in the church or by someone they do not know,” Tshidino added.

People finding it difficult to get hold of Tshidino’s single can phone him at 073 6120 155.