“I am sad because today I almost got arrested because my Tsonga is different from that of the police officer,” laments Mangayi.
“This is our everyday life. I wake in the morning and try to get an odd job as a gardener. Some days are better than others,” he says.This week, Diepsloot has dominated the news due to the violence that erupted in the area, with local residents accusing foreign nationals of being the perpetrators of crime, culminating in the murder of a Zimbabwean national, who was attacked, killed, and set alight – for not being able to produce Identity Document.
The local police station is in the top 30 of the highest number of contact crimes in the country recording 630 cases.“We are being killed by criminals here. We are not safe,” says Thabo Dladla who lives in the area.
It's not Tsonga is Shangani. Don't be ashamed of your language
I THINK AT DIS POINT XENOPHOBIA IS IN GOVERNMENT NOT DE COMMUNITIES AND DIS ACCENT THING IS RUBBISH DT FUELS XENOPHOBIA IT BCMS EVN WORSE WHEN ITS DONE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. DE PresidencyZA SHOULD B DE ONE LEADING PEOPLE 2 STOP BULLYING & XENOPHOBIA
Dom pass times is back.
Stop spreading lies guys
Can Naledi Pandor no Duduzane Zuma stay indoors coz with their accents bazoboshwa for being illegals.🏃🏾♂️