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SA is not safe, cop tells UK tabloid

SWVDM | 20.11.2002 22:38

A Superintendant in the SAP has given a grave warning, don't come to South Africa, it is dangerous and your holiday could end-up being your last visit. A damning indictment on the "new" communist South Africa. These things never happened under white rule.

SA is not safe, cop tells UK tabloid
Sapa and Staff Reporter
Posted Wed, 20 Nov 2002

British tabloid The Sun on Tuesday quoted a member of the South African police as having issued a personal warning to tourists to South Africa following the weekend rape of a young British woman and the murder of another last month.

“Human life is worth absolutely nothing here. Murder, rape and robbery are an everyday occurrence. A holiday here could be your last,” said a senior South African cop reportedly told the tabloid.

According to The Sun, the police superintendent, who requested to remain anonymous, contacted them to urge people to stay away altogether.

“I beg you, tell your readers it is not safe to come to South Africa.

“This poor woman is added to a long list of UK citizens who have become the victims of barbaric crimes in South Africa. My only hope is that others may be spared a similar nightmare.

“I want to warn all Britons wanting to come here — stay at home.

“Otherwise your parents or children may also have to travel here to collect your remains. It is just not worth it,” reported The Sun.

Conway murder probe almost complete

Meanwhile, the docket in the case of two men accused of murdering a British tourist in Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumalanga, last month, would be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Wednesday, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.

"The investigation has almost been completed," Graskop Magistrates Court state prosecutor Kees Gouws told Sapa.

The case against the two accused — Prince Mogane (19) and Richard Mashego (42) — was postponed on Wednesday until November 27 for a decision about their prosecution by the DPP.

Mogane was arrested after Briton Diane Conway (59) was shot dead in the Royal Hotel in Pilgrim's Rest on October 22. Her 55-year-old husband Jon was shot in the neck and seriously wounded.

Hotel employee Mashego was arrested after being implicated by Mogane.

British High Commission adjusting travel advice

And the British High Commission confirmed on Wednesday that it was making "minor changes" to its travel advice for Britons visiting South Africa following the gang-rape and hijacking of a British tourist at the weekend.

Acting High Commissioner Andy Sparkes told Sapa that the changes would probably appear on the official government website by the end of the day.

"A change is going to be made and you will be seeing it, I imagine, by the end of today (Wednesday). Its certainly not a radical change ...but there are some minor changes," Sparkes said.

Sparkes refused further comment on the specifics, saying only that both members of the public and officials could view the changes at will once the website was updated.

The 29-year-old Briton and her 26-year-old South African boyfriend were travelling on Mpumalanga's Long Tom Pass, famous for its scenic beauty, on Saturday when they were abducted by four hijackers and terrorised for some 14 hours.

The Briton was raped repeatedly and her boyfriend was stabbed.

Their ordeal came to an end when the hijackers overturned their car at 4am Sunday morning. Although the couple managed to escape, a passing motorist who stopped to help was shot dead.

The condition of the tourist, who was said to be severely traumatised, was described on Tuesday as satisfactory by an official from the commission. She is currently recovering at her boyfriend's home in Mpumalanga.

All four hijackers have since been arrested and charged with rape, murder, robbery and kidnapping. Two of the hijackers appeared in court on Tuesday. The other two are in hospital recovering from gunshot wounds they sustained while resisting arrest.

SWVDM

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kaffir land = hell

20.11.2002 22:57

re establish apartheid. Fire all the blacks from the army and the police as they are incompetant. Then we might see a successful fight against this crime is South Africa. FREEDOM FOR BOER.

SAPS WARRIOR

africans learnt from the colonial brits

20.11.2002 23:06

Many africans were taught how to do these things, by watching their white massers. As in Kenya in 1950s, where Mau-mau rebels and their families were placed in camps, and systematically tortured, beaten, murdered and raped by their Brit colonial white masser soldiers. Is it any wonder they then copy the behaviour and babarism of their colonial white massers. When little African children, watch as their mummies, sisters and grannies are raped in front of them, is it any wonder these african children become desensitised and brutalised by the cruelty and callousness they witness. Not all africans ape the behaviour of their white colonial massers, some recognise the babarism, inhumanity, brutality and cruelty for what it is, and try not to copy the behaviour of their white colonial massers.

squaddie wife

British troops in colonial times

20.11.2002 23:30

This is how rumour and speculation become established as fact. Give me one reference to say that African women were raped by British soldiers in the Mau Mau times. And I don't mean references to other conspiracy sites - detailed, authenticated references. Don't twist unsubstantiated allegations to suit your argument.

sceptic

lies

20.11.2002 23:45

Its very unlikely there was a systematic rape of blacks by white colonials. The blacks were regarded as subhuman and to contaminate ones self by sleeping with one was considered abhorent.

blitzkreig

this is true

20.11.2002 23:45

As an officer I can confirm that the above comments are true, South Africa under the communists has become a disgrace. The police are being destroyed by anti-white "affirmative action", which basically means that good white officers are seeing absolute juniors being promoted ahead of them simply because they are black. Corruption and nepotism is endemic, just like in the rest of black Africa, just like we knew it would be back in 1994. Everyone who can get out, is getting out, and abandoning the country.

You communists/left wingers should come here and see for yourselves, you wouldn't last 5 minutes in somewhere like Hilbrow, ironically this neighbourhood was the first one to be integrated when we got rid of the only thing keeping SA together - apartheid.

Capt. K. du Toit
mail e-mail: milosevic90210@hotmail.com
Homepage: http://www.saps.org.za/

reactionary tirade

21.11.2002 00:22

This is just another reactionary and covertly racist tirade by an apartheid cop. People need to be reminded a little about these police who make these sorts of statements. The guy is a Superintendant, and you need experience to get to that rank in the police. That means he must have joined during apartheid, and to join a virulently openly racist and brutal force like the old South African Police must mean he had no qualms about taking part in the abuses. The individual who makes these comments is obviously trying to influence people into thinking that things in South Africa are so bad that it was better under apartheid. It's a concerted campaign by the right wing reactionaries of the old order, who are not only setting off bombs in Johannesburg but are in-league with journalists from right wing newspapers such as the Daily Mail, trying to brainwash people into the whole mindset that apartheid was better. Ignore this bollocks! Down with the racist whites! Viva Mugabe!

real african

Communists - yeah right.

21.11.2002 00:41

The ANC are "Communists" and White Coppers are "good coppers" and "White men never raped black women".

You really should preface such stories with "Once upon a time" you know.

Now just run this by me one more time<

Before the ANC government, South Africa was a safe place to visit!

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

Flying Pigs R'us

crime and punishment

21.11.2002 08:57

dear sceptic, no evidence needed. i suppose you are aware of such a thing as concentration camps right? right.
so, this wonderful idea was first instituted by the British, during the last and final anglo-boer war, at the turn of the previous century.

as a woman i would also like to add, that the idea of white men not raping woman because they would defile themselves is a complete misunderstanding if you know exactly what rape is.yes, not to have sexual relations with blacks were certainly frowned upon, but punishing a woman by fucking her up the arse, repeatedly was most certainly and has always been very common. think scotland and prima note....

whatever.

and yes, you have to think of the kind of life that black kids in south africa grew up with. they are angry, and maybe things could have been solved in a better way but i dont see a single other example in the world of such a diverse and troubled country bravely trying to fix everything.

it will take time. the reason why things in sa is so fucked is because as far as i know, it is still the only country facing real truths. as justice was born only recently, there are millions of voices speaking out about millions of things. chaos has never been a bad thing, its birth of something amazing.

as far as tourist go, who the fuck uses travel agents anyway?
if you're stupid enough to follow the advice of a profit driven company you fucking deserve what you're getting. southafrica is amazing, but if you dont know what you're doing you can get into serious shit. i wish the rest of the world would fucking wake up to the fact that southafrica is not a british colony anymore where you can go on quaint little safari's and play gholf or go hunting or whatever. its the cesspool of the future.

as far as the racist are concerned i just want to say to everyone else on indymedia, i'm really embarrassed about these guys. not every whitie in my country is like this, only the stupid farmer boys. also not all the afrikaners are like this...just ignore them.

south africa is beautiful, and by all means go there if you are looking for a real experience, if its just another holiday destination stay away. cause i hate it when stupid travellers blame shit on the people there.

love and sunshine.
yes, having sex

bleu