PALESA is a powerful woman, and not only that, but she's also a woman of substance.
Palesa Brown from Brits in the North West has overcome the trauma of being raped by seven men in Rustenburg in 2005.
Few women can soldier on in life after going through such a horrible incident.
She said she was abducted for three days and released on the fourth day at an informal settlement in the bushes in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni.
She published her book called To My Rapist, I Thank You, in 2022. On 1 December 2023, started presenting on the show called To My Rapists, I Thank You on Soweto TV on Fridays from 8pm to 8.30pm. She said the show is overwhelming.
"I listen to people's sad stories. Talking about forgiving and healing," she said.
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She said the show is about her book and speaks about a lot, including social ills and gender-based violence.
"It carries nine beautiful scars. The rapist spared my life without killing me."
Palesa said that she has healed, and rapists don't understand emotional damage they cause.
She said that the rapists deserve a death sentence.
"Despite what they do to us, they can't take out our identity. Despite what I went through, the reason is to walk together in the healing process."
"If you have not gone through this horrific incident, don't cry rape," she said.
Palesa, a life coach and Neuro-linguistic programmer, said she has walked on this journey and seen other people who struggle to cope.
"I'm not defined by my scars but give me strength to keep going."
Palesa said she planned to have a foundation to help victims keep on sharing their problems.
She invites victims to share their sad stories on the show.
