Malema’s reckless shooting incident imitated country wide
3 April 2019
After Julius Malema fired an object which looked like an assault rifle at the EFF’s five-year anniversary last year, AfriForum’s warning fell on deaf ears that such reckless behaviour may create a dangerous precedent if the SAPS and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) did not prosecute him immediately. The tendency to fire weapons into the air took root – despite other peoples’ safety.
In the middle of March 2019, the owner of a security firm – with links to the local municipality in Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal – and his accomplices fired various shots with objects that look like firearms. The incident happened in a residential area.
In another incident on 20 March 2019 in Emzinoni close to Bethal, Mpumalanga, a person in an MK Veteran’s uniform fired an object that looks like a hand weapon. He was on the back of a truck that belongs to the Govan Mbeki Municipality. It happened in front of various members of the Mpumalanga Traffic Police – in a residential area – and without taking into consideration the safety of people living in the vicinity.
Various people fired several shots with several firearms in Bedfordview on 27 March 2019 – in full view of the Johannesburg Metro Police. The authorities confirmed that they are busy collecting evidence to investigate the incident. AfriForum closely monitors the investigation.