Remainders that tell tragic story of Elvis Nyathi's last moments

They killed him because he was a foreigner and could not produce his passport

08 April 2022 - 07:52
By Thulani Mbele

Ash, a tree trunk and wires from a burnt tyre are some of the remaining charred objects that tell the horrific tale of Elvis Nyathi's last moments in Diepsloot — a place he had called home for six years.   A group of angry men had dragged him from his shack in the dead of night. They beat him with a golf club before setting him alight as he pleaded for mercy.

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