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TSHWANE, GAUTENG — Just days before she was killed, one of the Mamelodi cousins who were gunned down in Tshwane shared a haunting Facebook post that now has South Africans questioning whether she sensed her death was near.
‘My biological dad was my 1st 💔, he showed me I don’t need another boy to break my ❤️ coz he already did. So if I 🕊️ before him let him lower my coffin so he can let me down for one last time,’ wrote Ballvin Beeman Mndawe, believed to be one of the two slain cousins — Tshiamo and Baleseng Moramaga.
The chilling words have since flooded timelines across the country as South Africans try to make sense of the tragedy that unfolded over the weekend. The two young women, described by neighbours as polite and full of life, were shot dead in Mamelodi after a night of partying. Tshiamo was shot in the head; Baleseng in the chest.
Their deaths have left a wave of grief and speculation — especially after the resurfacing of the emotional post about her father. Many are wondering if the message hinted at pain far deeper than what anyone around her might have seen.
Under the post, reactions poured in from people who felt her pain long before the tragedy struck.
“So having an absent dad made them live that reckless life,” commented Boitumelo Thulare.
“Yoh, she’s so cute 😭 RIP Nana,” wrote Thato Mampho.
“I feel exactly the same about my father — the first man to break my heart,” another user added.
Others couldn’t help but reflect on the deeper message behind her words.
“This is so sad. Deep words,” said Leeuw Minah Nicky.
“May she rest in peace… hope dad respects her last wishes,” added Buhle KaDlamini Ndlovu.
“What painful words 💔😢,” wrote Zalo Ntanga.
A few users misinterpreted the post, asking if her father had anything to do with the shooting.
“Was she killed by her dad?” one user asked.
“She’s one of the two young gals who were found dead in the street?” another wrote.
The confusion reflects just how emotionally charged the case has become.
Police have since confirmed that the boyfriend of one of the cousins is in custody. According to witnesses, an argument broke out during the night, followed by gunfire. What began as a night of dancing ended in bloodshed — both cousins collapsing before help could arrive.
A video circulating online shows the cousins hours before their deaths — smiling, dancing, and recording themselves enjoying the night. The clip, meant to capture joy, has now become a memorial of what was to come.
But an even more haunting video appeared later — reportedly showing one of the girls lying in bed, smoking quietly, eyes heavy with sadness. Her face looked distant, almost burdened by something unseen. The clip, shared widely on social media, has left viewers deeply unsettled.
Many who watched it said her eyes “told a story of someone already saying goodbye.”
Some netizens linked her emotional Facebook post and the video, suggesting she may have been battling internal struggles long before the tragic night.
“You can feel the pain through her eyes,” one comment read.
“She was crying in silence,” another added.
Family members, however, have asked the public not to speculate and to allow the police investigation to continue.
An elderly relative who spoke briefly to reporters said, “We are heartbroken. Those girls loved each other. They didn’t deserve this.”
Neighbours described the cousins as inseparable, often seen together wearing matching clothes, laughing, and helping their landlady around the yard. Their landlady, Johanna Mabena, said she treated them like her own children.
“They were respectful and clean. I could even leave my grandchild with them,” Mabena said. “Seeing their parents cry was too much. I had to call pastors to pray for them.”
While the motive behind the shooting remains under investigation, the tragedy has sparked a wider conversation about the silent pain many young people carry.
Psychologists say the viral Facebook post speaks to a generation struggling with trauma, absent fathers, and emotional neglect — issues that often manifest in destructive relationships later in life.
“When someone writes about death so poetically, it’s not always a literal prediction — sometimes it’s a cry for healing that never comes,” one expert told Briefly News.
As social media continues to circulate the cousins’ final moments — from laughter at a party to a cigarette in quiet sorrow — the question haunting everyone remains the same:
Did she know?
The two young women will be laid to rest this week in Mamelodi. Police have confirmed that the boyfriend remains in custody as investigations continue.
The final video of her lying in bed, eyes filled with sadness, plays like a silent goodbye — a heartbreaking end to two lives that seemed full of promise.
