[This is a Black-on-Black crime. There is apparently a “plague” of Black men shooting Black women in South Africa. The other day I saw a photograph, which I intend putting on my website, of a Black woman with 3 bullet wounds. She was lucky to survive attempted murder by a Black man.

But notice how the Government is more concerned about legal gun owners (the majority of which are White, and who commit no crimes), than they are about trigger-happy Black males who are gunning down either Whites or, as is their latest fad, Black women? Strange eh? Jan]

Sbonisile Dube and her two children cowered in a wardrobe as two gunmen blazed away, killing two women.

Phumzile Manqile’s only crime had been to offer 25-year-old Dube shelter from her allegedly abusive and dangerous boyfriend.

Thembelihle Zuma’s misfortune had been to be a resident on the property in Zone 6, Diepkloof.

According to Soweto police spokesperson Sergeant Richard Munyai, Zuma (30) and Manqile (25) were shot numerous times yesterday afternoon.

“It is alleged that the suspect (Elias Ndlovu) had a quarrel with his girlfriend (Dube) and shot her in the leg and burnt her shack earlier this year. Dube was then given accommodation by Manqile in her house.

“The suspect phoned Manqile and told her that she was interfering in his relationship with Dube by accommodating her,” said Munyai.

He said Ndlovu and his unnamed brother allegedly arrived at Manqile’s home in the early hours of the morning and forced their way in.

“They allegedly shot at the women but Dube hid inside a wardrobe with her two children. Manqile was shot eight times and died on the scene,” said Munyai.

He added that Zuma, who had been sleeping in a shack next to the house, was shot three times when she went to investigate the gunfire. The two men fled the scene on foot and were still at large last night.

Manqile’s sister, Nokuthula, who lives in the same street, painted a gory picture of what she found when she got to the house.

“There was congealed blood on the floor with flies hovering above it. As family members, we had to clean the floor and walls. It was horrible.

“My sister was a lovely person. I don’t understand why anyone would have wanted to kill her,” she added.

Thabile Zungu cried hysterically when she spoke about Zuma, her cousin.

“Her death has left me devastated. I don’t know what wrong she did to deserve such a brutal death.”

Zuma’s sister, Simangele (34), said she had last seen her on Saturday.

“When I received a phone call informing me about her death, I was really shattered. The whole thing has left me very confused,” she said, holding a photograph of her sister.

She added that it would be difficult to break the news to Zuma’s 7-year-old son, who lives in KwaZulu Natal with their parents.

Munyai said the police were looking for Ndlovu, who might be able to help in the investigation. He did not name Ndlovu’s brother.

Anyone with information regarding the shootings or the whereabouts of the suspects is asked to contact the Diepkloof police on 011-933-7400/7494.

Source: The Star (Johannesburg)
URL: http://www.star.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=12…/p>