- Dundee residents marched to eNdumeni Municipality on Tuesday and handed a memorandum to officials demanding action against illegal foreign nationals.
- A foreign national killed two Buthelezi family members during a robbery at Sibongile Township last year, community leader Mkhize said.
Community members in Dundee took to the streets on Tuesday to protest against illegal foreign nationals.
The residents marched to the offices of eNdumeni Local Municipality and handed over a memorandum. They demanded the municipality take action to stop crime in the area.
Community leader Mfundo Mkhize said crime has become a big problem in the coal town in northern KZN.
“These people have destroyed our communities with drugs. If you can see our youth, they are something else due to the drugs they bought from these people,” he said.
Mkhize said illegal foreign nationals are also involved in murder and house robberies.
Last year, one illegal foreign national was involved in a house robbery at the Buthelezi family home in Sibongile Township, he said.
When the mother confronted the suspect, he turned on the family and killed the mother and grandchild.
During the protest, residents carried placards with messages showing their anger. One placard read: “We want our Dundee back.”
Mkhize said the biggest problem is that illegal foreign nationals are not documented. This makes it easy for them to commit crimes without getting arrested.
The Speaker of eNdumeni accepted the memorandum.
The protest comes after King Misuzulu kaZwelithini last week spoke out about disrespect shown by foreign nationals on social media.
“Their disrespect on social media is getting out of hand. I think it’s time to tell them to go back to their countries because they are failing to behave and are disrespecting us in our own country,” King Misuzulu said.
He warned the Zulu nation not to take up weapons to fight illegal foreign nationals.
He said the only thing needed is to sit down and discuss the crisis so it can be resolved.
Pictured above: Dundee residents protesting.
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