Government must stop treating murderous Zanu-PF with kid gloves

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MALAIKA MAHLATSI | Our fate is intricately linked with that of Zimbabwe, and we are connected by more than just a border and a shared history of liberation Struggle. There is no prosperous future for SA without a prosperous future for Zimbabwe.

On Friday, I attended a picket outside the embassy of Zimbabwe in Pretoria. The picket, organised by the #ZimbabweanLivesMatter movement, was marred with some violence by the trigger-happy South African Police Service that threw stun grenades and shot at us with rubber bullets without any provocation.

No matter how often I witness the contempt with which the police treat foreign nationals in our country, I do not seem to get used to it. It was as heartbreaking on Friday as it is every year when I drive to Zimbabwe and bear witness to the brutality of immigration officials at Beit Bridge border post, who treat Zimbabweans trying to enter our country legally like criminals...If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.

 

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