Opinion: South Africa Hates a Black Person Prospering-Bushiri Must Not Go
As calls for Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s extradition grow louder, a chilling reality looms: South Africa is no safe place for a successful black man. The court ruling may stand, but common sense and history demand that we question whether sending Bushiri back is, in fact, sentencing him to his death.
South Africa is a country where violence, xenophobia, and targeted killings are all too common. Those who have fled that country, especially black foreigners, can testify that success comes at a dangerous price.
The rich and influential attract envy, hostility, and sometimes even death. Bushiri’s prosperity has made him a target. If he crosses that border, he will not be returning alive.
We have seen this before. South Africa is a land where brutal killings happen in broad daylight, where life is snatched away without consequence. The very people calling for Bushiri’s return know this—they have seen business owners, entrepreneurs, and public figures gunned down for simply excelling in a society that resents black wealth.
Right now, the situation may appear calm because Bushiri is in Malawi. But the moment he sets foot in South Africa, the game changes. The anger, resentment, and orchestrated vengeance will come crashing down on him like a violent storm. He will not survive it.
This is not about arguing against the judiciary—we respect the courts. But we also plead for justice beyond the law—justice that considers reality, history, and human life. South Africa has shown time and again that it does not tolerate a black person rising beyond expectations.
For the sake of fairness, for the sake of his life, Bushiri must not go.
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Zabodza! Kachamba you too scammed alot of people! Uyu major has rape allegations over his head let him face the law. His victims are black
This is very true. We understand that Bushiri facing the law and defending himself is necessary but we also understand that much that Bushiri might want to do so, the South African government is not and does not stand for justice. The word justice is simply a hook to take our boy into that can of lions and break him the way they deserve. Justice is not in South Africa. Justice is everywhere and a person who seeks justice follows it. What ever the reasons they present , we cannot exchange somebody’s life for justice. Nothing equates life. I agree with you Kachamba..sometimes common sense is better than fact and Law.
I totally agree. Extraditing Bushiri is a death sentence in disguise. Bushiri must not go. Bushiri can’t go.
There will be no justice if Bushiri is gunned down. It’s just a death trap to send him back.
Well said Mr Ngwira. Your considerations and viewpoints have to be heeded by those responsible here. Sadly the current local political authority can not be entrusted in this for many assumptions point at it having a hand in the recent litigation outcome, and don’t ask me why for your guess is as good as mine. I’m no Bushiri supporter and has never nor will ever be but candidly putting it, “MFANAYU WAPELEKEDWA KWA ADANI” the Jesus style for his recent blatant assertions on one of our TV stations.