Media personality Rozinah Mwakideu has sparked conversation online after sharing a deeply moving and confrontational “Open Letter to All Men, Pt. 2” on Instagram—an emotional piece that celebrates responsible men, calls out abusers, and urges those lost in harmful patterns to embrace accountability, healing, and transformation.
Her post arrives amid the growing Purple Hearts and #WomenForChange movement, a rapidly expanding social media campaign taking root across South Africa and other African nations, aimed at confronting the escalating crisis of gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide on the continent.
Honoring the Men Who Are Trying
In her letter, Rozinah begins by acknowledging men who continue to stand firm despite immense pressures:
“To the men who are trying. Standing, falling, shaking, sweating, bleeding. Starting all over again. We see you. We hear you. Your effort matters.”
She praises their resilience, commitment, and the often-overlooked battles they fight as fathers who stay, brothers who protect, sons who grow into pride, husbands who cherish, and strangers who step in at crucial moments.
“You are the underdogs we love and cheer… the ones who become our heroes. Quietly changing the narrative, shaping a safer, better world.”
Rozinah describes such men as guiding lights—“a lighthouse for a ship on a dark stormy night.”
Calling Out the Men Who Harm
Her tone then shifts sharply as she confronts men who intentionally cause suffering:
“To the men who manipulate, abandon, abuse. Knowingly.
To the men who oppress repeatedly… your harvest is coming.”
She emphasizes that consequences are inevitable—rooted not in revenge, but in unbreakable universal law:
“This is not a threat. It is a law. Spiritual, cosmic, unescapable.”
A Message to the Unaware and Unhealed
Rozinah also speaks to men who may not deliberately harm, but refuse self-awareness or growth:
“We are on the verge of an evolution. This is a call to self-actualization.”
She urges them to lead with compassion, protect with honor, and build with humility as society shifts toward emotional accountability and healthier relationships.
“Arise. Not in arrogance, but in alignment. The world needs you healed… your sacred strength, your deliberate participation, your heart.”
Rozinah ends her letter with a plea rather than condemnation:
“This is not a requirement of perfection. It is a plea for truth and transformation. Become the kind of man Heaven applauds and history remembers.”
The Purple Hearts & #WomenForChange Movement
Rozinah’s powerful post comes at a time when African women across the continent are taking a stand through the Purple Hearts and #WomenForChange movement—an online campaign advocating for the recognition of GBV and femicide as national emergencies.
Participants are:
Changing their profile photos to purple to show solidarity
Calling for stronger protections for women and girls
Demanding accountability from governments and leaders
The campaign is gaining momentum ahead of the November 21 nationwide shutdown, during which women are being urged to:
Pause work for the day
Wear black
Turn their social media profiles purple
The movement aims to send a loud, unified message before the upcoming G20 Summit in Johannesburg, where activists hope to push GBV to the top of the agenda.
Rozinah’s heartfelt letter, emerging at this moment, echoes the central themes of the movement—accountability, societal change, and the urgent need for men to rise as partners in healing and protection, rather than contributors to a cycle of violence.
BY Judy mutinda
