The fatal stabbing of 19-year-old Nhlamulo Sambo in the Western Cape has ignited a fierce political and social debate.
THE Gaza Democratic Front (GDF) has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible for the killing of 19-year-old Nhlamulo Sambo, a Limpopo-born South African who was allegedly stabbed to death during xenophobic unrest in KwaNonqaba, Mossel Bay, over the weekend.
Sambo, originally from Giyani, was killed on May 31 in the Asla Park area of KwaNonqaba amid violent community protests that left at least two people dead and displaced dozens of residents.
His family believes he was mistakenly targeted after being identified as a foreign national because he spoke Xitsonga, one of South Africa’s 12 official languages.
In a statement, the family rejected claims that Sambo was a foreigner, describing him as a South African citizen whose life was cut short by mob violence.
