My father (75) and his wife were attacked in their home last night. They are ok.
A minor scuffle eschewed, and my fathers wife, a formidable woman pushed at least one attacker (who was scrawny and young) across a table.
My fathers wife said that just yesterday she received a text message that last night whites were to be slaugthered. (This kind of SMS does the rounds quite regularly in South Africa). So when she came out of the bathroom and was jumped, she got an awful fright. Perhaps this time the SMS was right? It was not.
But for a few bruises, and a blue eye my father has, they are fine. My father, who speaks fluent Zulu spoke to the two young attackers and asked them what they wanted. Money was the answer.
And after they got it they were off.
The police and neighbors were very helpful.
Considering the recent reports of mindless violence that accompanied house breaking in South Africa, they were lucky.
My father refers to where they live, a security village, as a prison.
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i’m glad they are ok.
so many people are killed for a nokia and its pretty sick. remove violent crime from the sa equation and you have my idea of paradise.
You know, as much as I’ve expressed my sarcasm, contempt or plain disgust for some of your posts in the past, my instinctive reaction when I read this post has been concern for the welfare of your family. I guess there’s a price to pay for still caring.
Very sorry to hear about this Mhambi – relieved that they are okay though!
Glad they’re ok Wessel. What an irony that one is relieved after a burglary that the occupants of the house came away alive… That your your dad, an ‘elderly’ gentleman, ‘only’ ended up with a blue eye… Our crime situation is ridiculous to say the least.