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Three Ethiopian Nationals Granted R5,000 Bail in Durban CBD Attempted Murder Case
The three Ethiopian nationals accused of attempted murder linked to riots and the torching of vehicles and businesses in the Durban CBD three weeks ago have been granted R5,000 bail each by the Durban Magistrate’s Court.
The State opposed bail, arguing that the accused were flight risks and could face safety concerns if released. The defence disputed this, saying all three live just minutes away from three police stations in the Durban CBD.
The magistrate noted that the accused are asylum seekers and, as such, enjoy the same constitutional rights as South African citizens. They were released on bail subject to stringent conditions.
The State also raised discrepancies in their passports and asylum documents, suggesting possible fraud or corruption. However, an immigration official told the court that system glitches sometimes result in records being lost, leaving gaps in the information available to the court.
Your thoughts please?
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March and March has been doing a peaceful protest but you want to silence them
Peaceful protest is a constitutional right.
Violence, looting and intimidation are crimes.
Those accused must receive a fair trial.
The State has a duty to protect lives, property and public order. #GovZAUpdates
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Tensions high in KZN right now. The province has no senior voice at the executive level of government, and the ANC top 7 has no KZN leader. Leaderless, voiceless at the country’s highest table.
That void is felt in real time. KZN residents are the most targeted, and instead of engagement, the response has been threats of arrest and violence. That is backwards. You engage with March + March leaders you don’t criminalize them for marching. You can’t ignore Jacinta forever it will not work.
The government has a responsibility to sit down and talk. Courts are not for engagement. They are for adjudication. Using them as a substitute for dialogue is an admission that leadership has failed. Deploying the Army simply means, the people of KZN are the problem. You will rather use force against your people.
KZN needs presence at the table, not handcuffs at the gate….
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We have seen how @OCJ_RSA moves
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This is unbelievable. Who must then Protect us South Africans?
1. We are a country with the highest sustainable unemployment rate in the world
2. We are the murder capital in the world
3. We are the rape capital in world
4. We are the most unequal nation on earth
5. 54% of our fellow Countrymen don’t know where the next meal is going to come from
How then is the Minister’s focus is on immigrants?
