The African National Congress (ANC) in the Fezile Dabi region in Free State has called for the immediate arrest of a white man who allegedly shot and injured a black person he mistook for a dog.
The incident happened on Thursday, 12 December, in Orangeville.
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In a statement, the ANC said the elderly black man was busy building a kraal for his herd at the commonage provided by the government.
“To make matters worse, this shooting took place not far from the two initiation schools in the area, sacred traditional and cultural places, and scores of our people who look after their cattle in the area.”
The ANC’s Isaac Ngozo said it is worried about what has become a norm in the country where white racists senselessly shoot at people and claim to have mistaken them either for monkeys, pigs, or dogs, which is a clear sign of dehumanization of black people and devaluing of black lives by unrepentant racists.
“We must register our grave disappointment that this racist is still not incarcerated more than 24 hours after the commission of this heinous crime. We therefore call on the South African Police Service (SAPS) to act with speed and arrest this perpetrator.
“Furthermore, we wish to salute the community members who swiftly rushed the victim to Boitumelo Hospital in Kroonstad, where he is receiving medical attention,” Ngozo said.
FARMER SHOOTS WOMAN HE MISTOOK FOR A HIPPO
In a separate incident in 2022, an elderly white arm was arrested after he shot and wounded a black woman he claimed he mistook for a hippopotamus.
Paul Hendrik van Zyl, was arrested after “firing shots in the direction of the woman”, Ramokone Linah, who was fishing with her partner in a river in Lephalale, northern Limpopo.
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