Everson Luhanga
Nhlanhla Lux stole the show when he arrived unannounced and unexpectedly as Police Minister Bheki Cele prepared to address protesters in front of Diepsloot police station.
The crowds deserted Cele – who was set to announce the increased police presence, which residents of the embattled Johannesburg township have long demanded – to march with Dlamini.
In an exclusive interview with Scrolla.Africa, Dlamini said he received a call from a group of community members who told him that they were tired of politicians making empty promises to them, while high crime continued to rise in their township.
“I had to respond to the call by going to the area and see what was happening,” he told Scrolla. Africa.
On “stealing” the crowd from Minister Cele, Nhlanhla Lux said: “It was not my problem that people choose to listen to a young person in me than politicians like the minster and his delegates.
“I didn’t ask residents to come to me. They saw me and they saw their leader and their hope. It was not my intention to have the crowd deserting the minister and his crew.”
Nhlanhla said he and his members will go to every part of this country where South Africans want his support.
He stressed that many people are going through the pain of being neglected by their government officials.
“Just like in Diepsloot, people in other parts of the country, especially in townships, are suffering from soaring crime.”
Vincent Ndima from Alexandra Parliament, who joined Dlamini’s march, said it is time people realise that this country should have young people in key sectors, who will solve the problems that face the youth.
“We are not politicians. We are part of the community who suffer at the hands of all political parties in the country who promise citizens a better life and never deliver for them,” said Ndima.
