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Zimbabwean Killed Like “Mad Dog” in SA Street
TENSION is rising between Zimbabweans and locals in South Africa’s Zandspruit following a brutal street murder of a Zimbabwean three weeks ago in the squatter camp north of Johannesburg.
The brutality and savegery of South Africans is perhaps defined by the picture we publish below.
Now four men have been bust for the killing. Yesterday Zimbabweans living there said they were living in fear and do not feel safe anymore.
At the same time, locals said: “We want these people to leave our country”.
The area has in the past been notorious for friction between the two groups. The horrific killing occurred on 30 October. It happened when a group of South African men hunting for the Zimbabwean man they accused of being a criminal had set his brother alight instead – and then savaged his body.
Honeydew police spokeswoman Warrant Officer Karen Jacobs said: “The four men we arrested are members of the South African National Civic Organisation. We are planning to make more arrests. It does not matter if someone belongs to a political party or an organisation, murder is murder and we will act,” said Jacobs.
Yesterday our news crew visited the squatter camp to meet some of the Zimbabweans. None wished to be identified.
A 29-year-old man said: “I no longer feel safe here. I feel that I could die any time. I came here for a better life, and I do piece jobs like gardening. Police don’t protect us. They only come when they are called by the councillor. We get attacked at night by South Africans. They don’t want us here.”
Another Zimbabwean said: “On Wednesday night, about 9am, I heard the sound of people screaming and marching. I was scared to go outside for fear of getting attacked. I only came here six months ago, but I have experienced lots of ill-treatment from my brothers in South Africa. Life in Zim is bad and I came here to be with my fellow Africans.”
Our correspodent asked locals about the marching and shouting. One man at a car wash confirmed it. He said: “Last night we marched and burnt tyres as a protest. We want these people to leave our country.”
Senzo Ndaba was prepared to give us his name. He said they treated Zimbabweans like their own brothers and sisters but said: “They steal from us… We as the community are very angry because these Zimbabweans are killing our people and also robbing them. We are not free in our own land because of them,” said Ndaba.
A man who only wanted to be known as Modise said he was about to close his spaza on the main road on Wednesday when he was told to shut the shop and join the protest. “I was told to join the protest to have Zimbabweans removed from the area and I did. This is nothing new. This has been going on for years. We want the foreigners out of our area,” said another man who didn’t want to be named – ZimDiaspora/Daily Sun.
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zimandola
November 27, 2012 at 9:01 am
You S.Africans what’s wrong with you? Lets be tolerate to one another as Africans. We are all Africans and lets be a brothers keeper.
marcus jojo
November 27, 2012 at 9:08 am
south african people are hooligans they behave as if they are wild animals,the reason why i say this is because they do not treat thier fellow africans as human beings.As africans we should be united because we are brothers.than you.
james
November 27, 2012 at 9:11 am
Leave the zimbos alone they good people. You should deporting the zambians. Zambia love deporting foreigners in zambia. Slaughter the zambians instead.
bangx
November 27, 2012 at 10:44 am
*****
paulo
November 27, 2012 at 5:45 pm
foolish thinking. are you an animal?
Zambezi
November 27, 2012 at 9:34 am
South Africans remember you stayed in Zambia,Zimbabwe and many other countries.You are ungrateful bunch of punks
Ichashishita
November 27, 2012 at 9:55 am
if they are stealing and raping your women then by all means “moer” them!! and you zambians, you like deporting people and talking shit! kabwalala ni kabwalala,i know this area Zandspruit, it’s near Honeydew in the Northriding area past Fourways and there are too many Zim thugs hanging around thats why they beat them up!!!
Nonouji
November 27, 2012 at 9:57 am
JAMES THINK B4 U WRITE. HOW MANY ZIMBOS ARE PROSTITUTING IN ZAMBIAN STREETS AT NIGHT AND AT INTER CITY BUS TERMINUS HERE IN ZAMBIA? THEY COME TO ZAMBIA IN THE NAME OF SELLING CHEAP SWEETS. GO TO MSISI COMPOUND BROTHELS AND C WITH YR OWN EYES WHAT IS HAPPENING 2 YR SISTERS, CHEAP LABOUR WOMEN, THEY ARE SO CHEAP THAT THEY SELL THEIR BODIES TO KWACHA EQUIVALENT ONE US DOLLAR. THINK TWICE B4 U WRITE MY BROTHER.
Kiyosaki
November 27, 2012 at 10:05 am
James, Do you know the meaning of what you ve just posted?
Mukombe
November 27, 2012 at 10:13 am
South Africans are savages the mentality and brutality of Shaka is still very much alive that is why the kill and rape without remorse.
chris
November 27, 2012 at 10:46 am
@ James are you normal????
ayoba
November 27, 2012 at 10:50 am
James, you are a moron. Do you know implications of what you have posted? Think with your head not your little manhood before posting khak.
Prince Peter
November 27, 2012 at 11:15 am
Think james is a piece of shit,hw cn an african person think lyk that,mayb u havent travelled hw many zimbabweans or SAs or congos living in zambia,shame on u.
MATT
November 27, 2012 at 11:27 am
Shame on you James!
musole
November 27, 2012 at 11:40 am
@James
this gentleman is a shanty compound gentleman who has never travelled, *****, shut your big mounth. If you have know knowledge of what people are talking about just shutup. contributions goes with knowlege. Get sense from what people have contributed to you shit comment.
Ndemwanaabo Beetwa
November 27, 2012 at 12:00 pm
With People like you @ James the world is sick. Your must pull yourselves up together and sort out your Monster Mugabe. You failed to sort out Ian Smith until we intervened, but you r 32 years with Mugabe and now you have scattered across Southern Africa and beyond. Escaping to neibouring country and not doing anything about your own homeland is shit.( I know most of you think in Matsonaland – Matebeleland vision, think Zimbabwean you fellas.)
Just look at us in Zed, KK expires, we retire and hire FTJ. He tries to extend his expiry date, he is still removed off the shelf. Even SAfricans have had Mandela, Mbeki, Mothlante and now Zuma. In all this time Mugabe is poisoning your livelihoods and you think refuge is solution!!?
Do not ever insult us Zambians, okakundanyina eebo..
dunku Dunku
November 27, 2012 at 1:37 pm
I know Zuma, Mandela and Mbeki but who the hell is Mothlante?
chileshe
November 27, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Ba James, bushe namushibuka bwino?
tim
November 27, 2012 at 12:08 pm
I pray Black south Africans back to apartheid again to learn a lesson for betraying black African. That will be great!
cuteface
November 27, 2012 at 12:17 pm
whare is the agape love southafricans????????????
MASTER CHOTA
November 27, 2012 at 2:24 pm
As right. Who is Monthlante? I think he ment motherfimofimo. Twikatane bonse ba muntu kufita and not doing evil things to each other.
kasai
November 27, 2012 at 2:48 pm
James nalimwishiba lishilu
Nicola
November 27, 2012 at 3:01 pm
James you are foolish, i think you are not normal.
TI TI
November 27, 2012 at 3:49 pm
OH JAMES,HOW FOOLISH YOU ARE. IF YOU ARE THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE I PITY THE PEOPLE WHO LOOK UP TO YOU IN YOUR HOUSE. YOU TALK LIKE A DEMENTED BABOON. GOD HELP YOU
Jematek
November 27, 2012 at 4:34 pm
As a South African I support James its too much of u Zambians in our country we’ll start deporting you one by one
you can even do simple investiments in our country
Momo
November 27, 2012 at 4:41 pm
I know this Jematek he was once a Zambian but changed his nationality, pls man be proud of your formal Country
Jematek
November 27, 2012 at 4:44 pm
momo momo u r back in the poverty nation of yours
asamunda
November 27, 2012 at 4:54 pm
James and those south africans are clearly showing their lack of education. He who kills by the sword shall die by the sword! Word!
Kalok
November 27, 2012 at 5:01 pm
Jematek, son of a gun. Your country has no professionals – we come to help you and are paid for the labor we give you! While you were busy toy-toying we were busy getting schooled, educated, and trained. We are not just for SA for your information – WE CAN GO ANYWHERE ELSE – YOU CAN’T!! MF!!!
Kalok
November 27, 2012 at 5:02 pm
I was so annoyed with you Jematek I forgot to give my signature comment on your foolishness: NOTHING, AND I MEAN NOTHING, JUSTIFIES THE TAKING OF ANOTHER LIFE!!!
Wotembenuka..
November 27, 2012 at 5:13 pm
JAMES WEMBWA WAE….great symphathy to our zim brothers and sisters….
Kay
November 27, 2012 at 5:26 pm
Shame on you James!! (I havent even seen your comment)and whatever you said is wrong, wrong, wrong!
paulo
November 27, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Its a sad development indded. borders aside, shading human blood is bad n worse enough killing is the worst thing one could ever think of.Let the law take its rightful place.
Kabova
November 27, 2012 at 7:44 pm
It was in 1987 I remember at nortec in Ndola we had students from South Africa . One of them had a habit of crying when he got drunk. He could sing those sikelela songs praising Zambians for giving them shelter. When we went for booze the guys never even knew the price of chibuku because we never allowed them to buy. One could not make a mistake of exchanging bitter words with these guys because almost everyone used to side with them……Zambians showed these pipp how to hundle a friend in need. During that time we had two students from Zimbabwe (one is now a minister in zim) the two guys mingled peacefully with everyone including the many South African. I could prora rate that Zimbabweans treated South Africans same as Zambians used to. We won’t ask for pay back but wish that South Africans identify themselves to a norm equal and pleasing to central and southern African natural standards.
Peter Kanyenga
November 27, 2012 at 8:15 pm
The brutal South Africans were all over Zambia and Zimbabwe during the apartheid regime, now that they have been liberated in part thanks to the efforts of the same people they are killing, they have so quickly forgotten what they went through, they have now inherited the savagery of the boers to an extent where they are practicing the same apartheid which oppressed them for centuries. It’s really a shame for South Africa.
Igwee of newcastle
November 27, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Firstly James may God forgive u for your comment, jamalek or who ever you are, zambians are more educated than the majority of s african, whos graduates can hardly speak the language of business. English, our graed 7s speak better than u, lastly mothantle was the intrim pres when mbeki left and todays vice pres. Lastly south africans never ever condem zambia, if u knew how much we sacrificed 4 u, ask mbeki, zuma and many freedom fighters, thats why they hold KK in great esteem.
Jematek
November 28, 2012 at 6:17 am
you have been talking about being educated but y are you still not developing.
And it seems you have not been in grade 7 yourself. look at your spelling of GRADE