A 41 year old Zambian national has been shot dead in unclear circumstances by unidentified people in Kerk street, Central Johannesburg, South Africa.
The deceased, identified as Harold Zulu, was shot by suspected stray bullets following a suspected gun violence that erupted near where Mr. Zulu was doing his work at the time.
He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital after an emergency rescue ambulance evacuated him from the scene with the help of his friends.
Mr. Zulu’s remains have since been deposited at Johannesburg hospital mortuary, awaiting further investigations by local police who have so far recorded statements from some witnesses.
According to the information made available to the Zambian Mission in Pretoria,the deceased was working as a loader for Zambian registered bus operators based in Johannesburg.
And Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Major general Jackson Miti expressed sadness at the death of Mr. Zulu.
He said it was sad a life had been lost as a result of suspected gang-related violence.
Major General Miti has wished the bereaved family members in Zambia God’s strength during this difficult moment.
Come back home bane
No one could have foreseen this sad occurrence.
May God indeed console the family and those known to the deceased.
PF stop it… Minister Tito has nothing to do with it.
Just organise and go get body peaceful. Don’t you have money at embassy or what are you waiting for?
Very sad development. The diaspora is never the safest place. There is no place like home. We are currently liaising with the authorities in SA and the deceased’s family to ensure that all goes smoothly until our brothers remains are returned to the soil he belongs. RIP
Very sad development. The diaspora is never the safest place. There is no place like home. We are currently liaising with the authorities in SA and the deceased’s family to ensure that all goes smoothly until our brothers remains are returned to the soil he belongs. RIP kz
Very sad development. The diaspora is never the safest place. There is no place like home. We are currently liaising with the authorities in SA and the deceased’s family to ensure that all goes smoothly until our brothers remains are returned to the soil he belongs. RIP kaizar
Very sad development. The diaspora is never the safest place. There is no place like home. We are currently liaising with the authorities in SA and the deceased’s family to ensure that all goes smoothly until our brothers remains are returned to the soil he belongs. RIP kaizar Zulu x
Kaizar Zulu sometimes you speak sense mambala iwe…stay safe and continue being Patriotic but stop the hate of fellow Zambian Diasporans…
Sad, but usual occurrence in a country awash with guns. It’s what some ‘not very clever people’, have attempted to turn Zambia into. Sacrilege!
At the right place at the wrong time. Sad way to die. It’s always extremely sad to lose a loved one in such unexpected circumstances. I guess illness is somewhat different because it mentally prepares you unlike such a sudden and unfair death. I hope justice prevails, one day!!! . MHSRIP.
Knowing Zambian journalists and Embassy officials’ lazy attitudes we will never hear the conclusive story here. You can all see this story leaves a lot to be desired. A full story should be awaited saying what exactly happened. If this was gang warfare which gangs were fighting. How did the Zambian man get caught in the cross fire. Was he murdered. Was he a gang member. Don’t just scratch the surface, give us the details. Its your job as journalists and as Embassy officials you need to follow up on what happened to your national not just sit in your house in Pretoria and pretend to work
So Kainyokolola Zulu stop your pomposity that imwe bantu ba igwala Zwangendaba kaZiguda Jele Gumbi are Zulus and even surname yourselves Zulu hoping the Zulu xenophobic bullets will miss you, kunyaa ka mambala number 1 iwe! You keep on destroying your country through stinking stealing and then running to SA, they will either assegai you or bullet you here.Sooner than later even Zambians will hang thy sorry stinking backside where it never shines!
Imagine if instead of Zulu it was chi Kanganja the South Africans shot in his stupid head, awe sure it would have been a lot of drama!
Why do we have an embassy here? The Zambian embassy is useless. I remember in the 1990s one of the members of Zambia’s famous music band called The Rising Stars was killed in Hillbrow Johannesburg by a man called Colored. The embassy did nothing to make the Police investigate this case. If this had been a British national you could have seen the amount of pressure South Africa would have received. The Zambians just put their tails between their legs and waited for their salaries from Lusaka
Please report back to us when the circumstances are clear