Elvis Nyathi

Elvis Nyathi, a 43-year-old Zimbabwean, was killed in a mob attack in Diepsloot on Wednesday night after a day of protest against crime and poor policing of ...

"They said he was running away so he must have a gun or something. Nyathi, knowing well he had no papers, hid in the vicinity until the mob found him. Nyathi's wife sits shrouded in a blanket, sobbing about the violent loss of her husband.

In the wake of Elvis Nyathi's brutal killing and protests in Diepsloot, SAPS says it will continue keeping an eye on the situation.

The deceased is said to have ran out of his house and the group gave chase, caught up with Sithole and killed him. It is reported that prior to the incident the group had been moving from house to house claiming to be searching for criminals and demanding either passports or money. His family claims the 44-year-old had just returned home when a group of people in his neighbourhood knocked on doors, demanding to see ID documents from residents.

Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi fell victim to the mob. His widow, Nomsa's life was spared after she showed them her passport, but Nyathi was allegedly ...

The problem here is crime.” “The problem here is the tsotsis [criminals],” he said. Speaking about Nyathi’s death, he said: “We are having a team of detectives here who has put a top team to pursue this. “Sixty-three members were on the ground last night. And we are honouring these commitments.” He referred to 16 brand new vehicles parked at Diepsloot Police Station: “It’s not just words any more.” No, we are still managing the situation. Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi fell victim to the mob. Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi fell victim to the mob. We have made more than 24 arrests of undocumented people that are in the area. A resident who lives metres from where Nyathi’s body was found, said: “I heard a lot of noise but I did not come out, because there were dangerous people. Masemola replied: “The fact that there is somebody that died does not mean the situation is out of control. Police Minister Bheki Cele arrived in Diepsloot on Wednesday afternoon where he addressed the angry community.

A distraught family of Mbodazwe Elvis Nyathi clean the scene where he was murdered in Diepsloot on Wednesday night. Image: Thulani Mbele.

They killed him because he was a foreigner and could not produce his passport. They beat him with a golf club before setting him alight as he pleaded for mercy. A group of angry men had dragged him from his shack in the dead of night.

VIDEO: Moment Zimbabwean gardener, Mhbodazwe Elvis Nyathi, got burnt alive to death in Diepsloot REVEALED · In the trending video, two men were seen hitting ...

The father of 4 was a gardener in Fourways Surprisingly, no one was stoning him. In the trending video, two men were seen hitting Elvis Nyathi with a big stick.

In the dead of night, heavily armed members of the police's tactical response teams and public order police combed through the tightly knit shacks in ...

One of these days we, as South Africans, are going to need them and we will have to leave South Africa to go to Zimbabwe for a better life because the situation they have in Zimbabwe is on its way to South Africa. They can't just catch someone and kill them because they will only find out at the end that this person was not a criminal and was innocent," he said. We couldn't sleep, we don't know why the community was chasing them; there were three of them," said Maphalla. One woman, who did not want to be named, said she hid under her bed with earphones as the chaos erupted. "We are hurt because my brother was not a criminal. He had been killed the night before, allegedly by a mob.

JOHANNESBURG - The wife of the man killed in Diepsloot on Wednesday has fled her home, fearing for her life. 43-year-old Zimbabwean, Elvis Nyathi was attacked ...

The man that was reportedly attacked and killed by a mob in Dieplsoot has been identified as Elvis Nyathi. According to reports, Nyathi's death follows ...

Condolences to the bereavement and may Elvis Rest In Peace#NgiSharpNgeZapu pic.twitter.com/gLKjrnDRXw The Economic Freedom, Fighters is set to visit the family of Nyathi and promises that justice will be served. ActionSA described the murder of Nyathi as a stain on our national conscience.

It was just before 10 pm when slain Zimbabwean national and Diepsloot resident, Elvis Nyathi and his family, had just watched all their evening soapies when ...

Because of the person that was killed, the information that we got, the people who were protesting, having pangas and whatever, even if you were South African you were going to run away. — Sipho King K Kekana (@KingKAzania)April 8, 2022 — Sipho King K Kekana (@KingKAzania)April 8, 2022 — Sipho King K Kekana (@KingKAzania)April 8, 2022 By the time, these people came in they were watching TV and then they heard loud voices from outside. — Sipho King K Kekana (@KingKAzania)April 8, 2022 — Sipho King K Kekana (@KingKAzania)April 8, 2022 For such a thing to happen, yet, the guy didn’t do anything. “Eish, the family is just disturbed with this whole thing. Elvis’s family is devastated. And then they were both caught. And as they were about to leave, they noticed Elvis, his wife and the other guy behind the shack.

The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Friday condemned the vigilantism that led to the murder of Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi in Diepsloot on ...

“It is an observation that communities, burdened by higher levels of unemployment and poverty have access to proportionately fewer policing resources. This in turn results in higher levels of crime. In a statement, the SAHRC said: “The commission calls for a thorough investigation into the death of Mr Nyathi, and for those responsible to be charged and prosecuted.”