54 people arrested in Diepsloot in the past few days

Police are making more arrests in Diepsloot this morning. They say a total of 54 people have been arrested in the area in the past few days. This follows days of heated exchanges between residents and law enforcement officials.
Newzroom Afrika reporter Linda Mnisi has more details.
Tune into Newzroom Afrika, DSTV channel 405 for more details.

[@ludacrees]

Its sad that every time the government does something it should be because citizens are on the streets and some people have lost lives.

[@tumit8473]

Very sad! They are busy chasing power over serving the people!

[@motsumij1]

Very sad they cant be proactive they dont initiate

[@gdewyg]

Let us not waste time, police keep making arrests but what happens to the suspects afterwards

[@marymasala3636]

PPP let's have hope cos minister Motswaledi is visiting the area. He's the only government official that has shown that he cares

[@nevillekabangumukini9340]

They are released and change areas

[@warren14567]

they demand bribes

[@Gcinithembamhlongi_]

Did this guy have a permission to trade in this country?

[@charmainemnguni7906]

How will they verify documents without immigration🙄

[@bettybettypeterbetty4489]

We wnt people who committed the crime stop wasting time

[@semimoyo7591]

I’m a Zimbabwean but I really understand why South African are doing,you can’t come to a Country without nothing to do in that country,without job or money or help you end up being a Skolie

[@brozimotimacktaguening9214]

Zimbabwe take our jmp they must go home

[@jethrogondongwe8959]

Duzvi

[@aaronafricadesud1503]

Tough times lie ahead for foreign nationals, we are taking back our nation, one step at a time kudos.

[@christianosobzatwala7093]

Don't let them occupy your Space, these people don't appreciate your hospitality, they wanna destroy you South Africans, they have to leave our country peaceful

[@senzenimang1354]

That's what is needed they must just go

[@novemberfalcon4512]

@@senzenimang1354 Why not start by those that invaded you and took ur land as the first step but instead you kill and drive out African people who don't even own anything in the country because they are the ones u can easily attack I see it as cowardly action actually coz u r afraid of confronting ur Boer masters but instead you keep appeasing them by murdering you our brothers and sisters.When u visit Europe or the west u r ill treated and racially segregated but here you still treat them as kings in your own land. why can't we just be united as one Africa we all know who the actual offenders are #AfricaUnite🇰🇪

[@winniewinnie5022]

@@senzenimang1354 remember that you have sons and daughters of yours who pass through Zimbabwe driving trucks

[@aquarius1500]

Hats off for police I like what I see diepsloot don't need no crime there but I can tell you they are not scared they tell us South Africans like that

[@simplicitcreatives7567]

Somehow we know the name of 1 person who died yesterday and not of the many South Africans who died days before the unrest. media is biased at times!

[@thandimadinganyoni4690]

It is shocking maybe we are ambeciles, we'll yet have to understand.

[@victormulaudzi9916]

Police and home Affairs team they must do door to door the whole country

[@nitothemanmarco8767]

Say that again, it should be consistent 👍

[@amsaluarega9051]

To do what door to door??? Uneducated and weakness minded you people Wbat they did those foreigners they are not sleeping like you people or they don't thinking only for sex or alcohol so they have vision leave them go chase rich European

[@freddyofficer4511]

Wa gafa wena

[@mthokozisijaca7828]

You are correct!!!!!!!!

[@ivanmark9525]

The real criminals were seen on TV running out of malls and shopping complexes with fridges and stoves and clothing last july

[@warren14567]

true but its pretty obvious they`re innocent

[@thamishange27]

Yes, but go to jails. Other real criminals are there. Including more than 11000 foreign nationals whose aim of coming here is to commit crimes.

[@mamabo6085]

We saw videos of zombos looting as well last year. Stop ur nonsense. Criminals are the ones crossing our borders illegal.

[@mohubekeneth4430]

Police are not equipped to do this job, they cant verify the documents... Let the community do this job

[@bettybettypeterbetty4489]

Child of luccifer

[@jankoloto6584]

You should learn to watch news, yesterday police minister and commission General indicated that this operations is consist of home affairs and others state officials

[@hildasibandadungeni8535]

Thus not the police duty to verify documents police are there to maintane peace and order even you can't go to people and ask them documents if you don't work for home affairs nonsense go back to school and qualify for such post

[@hermanmothapo8757]

Where is Home Affairs in this?

[@siyabongathamsanqa1083]

We were going to be happy if you were showing us that you have apprehended murderers of 7 people in the area , not those easy targets

[@ludacrees]

Do you welcome the efforts so far? Do you understand that the arrests of murderer's is currently the duty of detectives as the matter is under investigations?

[@happymakhuvha3101]

There's no such of easy targets if the law infocement not doing its job what must happen ?

[@marymasala3636]

Diepsloot is a hiding place

[@mmalehumo378]

And nellmaphius in Mamelodi.

[@lebomokgethi5865]

No only Diepsloot, even go to rural areas 💔💔💔.

[@yoliswambebe619]

Meanwhile Hawks have nabbed 5 Nigerian males with 4 SA women for online scams!

[@washingtonncube6665]

Look these Nigerians work with everyone from top government officials,top police officers so the funny part now is this dudula party is only targeting zim guys why not burn Nigerians, Tanzanians, Malawians, Zambians,Namibians and all the white foreigners who are looting from Africa why zim only

[@happymakhuvha3101]

Must not be in Diepsloot all over in South Africa police must do so

[@fonelo2215]

wahafa wena

[@dumisanimbense7099]

Your government doesn't have enough police to be in every corner of the country

[@happymakhuvha3101]

@@dumisanimbense7099 nope but the corruption can be everywhere and enough

[@dumisanimbense7099]

@@happymakhuvha3101 true

[@monicakekana8044]

Thanks DUDULA for the good job🇿🇦👏👏👏

[@warren14567]

a job of anti african sentiments

[@monicakekana8044]

@@warren14567 you are not a south african DUDULA is here till 2024😆😆😆

[@phumzo7340]

Don't associate Operation Dudula with this heinous crime. Swine!

[@novemberfalcon4512]

What does dudula stand for

[@monicakekana8044]

@@novemberfalcon4512 "number number"

[@hermanmothapo8757]

They work better under the lenses of the camera.

[@newmovies2167]

You c this is disgusting this media is nyathi all over what about 7 south Africans who died there

[@nevillekabangumukini9340]

🤣🤣🤣how many document he has?

[@jamesmaponde2625]

The spaza shop is now closed down lets hope operation dudula will open it and run it everyday smoothly

[@mamabo6085]

Rubbish, locals will run. Fool we had spaza shops before u all invaded our country

[@rosemputla6375]

Hahaha

[@babalwamusekwa9492]

This is long over due - crime happens every hour. Police should not take intervals in managing these kinds of activities. Visibility is imperative and continues strategies in eradicating these stereotype of having some play ground in SA...

[@terrencepapo5690]

Is that 1 piece of paper required only to own be in S.A and even own a Tuck shop?

[@wayzenthefighter6542]

What about the other 7 South Africans the media only focused on Nyathi😂😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥 he’s was a celebrity

[@kgomotsomashugane5731]

The disrespect of foreigners ro our police

[@Gcinithembamhlongi_]

Where is home affairs officials to verify the documents of these people

[@donaldchikudo1521]

Catch the thugs that killed Elvis Nyathi than arresting innocent people.

[@victormulaudzi9916]

It means they don't have passport to be here SA

[@rebeccankwane4310]

Is sad because the police will not do their job they will collect money from thosebpeople

[@hazelkaseke562]

The police will be building mansions soon

[@warren14567]

true

[@nyikonkuna9178]

This is such a waste of time and resources. After this arrest what is the next step because even if this people are send back home they will come back easily the following day and start spaza shops somewhere else.

[@murambatsvina2084]

Yah we are coming back easily

[@lethukuthulamlethi2097]

So what happens next after being arrested, are they depoted?

[@katlegoperseverance7866]

Hope they won't take bribes n let them go ko Lindela

[@sphamandlaluthuli6689]

It will be better when they doing this each en every day

[@pearldweba1725]

Rest in peace to all South Africans that were killed by Zimbabweans in Diepsloot

[@skhosanamathiyane]

Banana 🍌 country indeed,,illegal but you have business,welcome to mzansi....footsteps of Nhlanhla lux,,viva operation dudula viva.

[@viictorousphathe8508]

Banana country indeed.

[@tebogogladystladi7129]

The police are doing what they have been trained for.Stop complaining.

[@christophermaplanga2413]

Arrest all this things

[@japrosper1258]

When is the HA going to digitise their systems. They should be just clucking a button down

[@SB-qv6bs]

So How do you identify them because they're also black? Forgive me if this is a stupid question.

[@jethrogondongwe8959]

Why are they arresting the wrong person?are they scared of the real criminals

[@nontandontonintsi6686]

Thnx minister whole SA mst be searched plz Danko

[@waipona940]

Michelle, is Nyathi the only one who does in Diepsloot?

[@dumisanindlovu5766]

akusizi lutho ngempela now they are looking for illegal immigrants not people who has committed crime killing an innocent person .

[@teachersikhumbuzomoyo5419]

New Van's indeed shining

[@thelegendaryking1284]

Where is the department of home affairs?!! The police have no right to do that themselves. Last time when this was happening it was during apartheid and our ancestors found it disgusting to be stopped at the middle of the road and asked to be handed their national identity but yet today we are doing it to foreign nationals, what name are we putting to the rest of the world as South Africans!!?? The police should be working with the department of home affairs not alone,they don't even know what a spouse permit,study,small business permit or and other permit represents,am ashamed of our police force,they show exactly why we have "drink" in south africa

[@nicholussibusisovilakazi951]

Who told you that? Department of Home Affairs and Justice presentvworkshops where police officers are trained. Home affairs also come to the police station after the areest to verify and even testify in court.

[@thelegendaryking1284]

@@nicholussibusisovilakazi951 don't you think that process is the reason why there are bribes?

[@thabangjim7216]

The community of diepsloot asked the police to do so not the home affairs , follow the news dont be too emotional , take it easy

[@thelegendaryking1284]

@@thabangjim7216 wait what are you answering the question or just answer just to put a text on my comments 🤔? That has been the same old talk and it never actually helped to move changes ,there are still bribes within the community and the police

[@thelegendaryking1284]

@@nicholussibusisovilakazi951 how did you see it happen? If yes why are we here again talking about illegal migrants after few years later from when it first happened?

[@noziep4270]

Loooool he's going to bribe them . I promise you next week the guy will be back in his shop. Doing it for the cameras . SA police are a disgrace 😑. Hehehe ask me. Mnxm.

[@clinzo356]

Please learn to differentiate between various roles in police services. Detectives are responsible for investigating.

[@zandlekekana3839]

Who can clean Bree taxi rank ? Especially coloured side ? Itjooo.

[@osmanjames4690]

Where is home affairs there

[@simphiwemchunu8225]

He will meat our ministers in a police station

[@pulemotuba1529]

Nyathi and 7 south Africans it is how they should tolk.

[@user-nw6gh7em5m]

What do they want here.....to take our country.....good s.a.p.s...❤❤❤...

[@bukenyafaizo9083]

Police have no idea abt the asylum permits it shd be the home affairs to carry out such operations

[@dumisanindlovu5766]

How does this address the issues of high crime and the killing of innocent person .I'm a South African myself but this what SAPS are doing doesn't make sense and will not bring justice to the murders of Elvis Nyathi it is a very sad . The young woman is now a widow and is left victimised by the lawlessness in South Africa

[@fulufhelolloydmakhuvha3214]

Why are you caring about one Zimbabwean while there are 7 South Africans who also died?

[@dumisanindlovu5766]

@@fulufhelolloydmakhuvha3214 All lives matter not only Zimbabweans

[@dumisanindlovu5766]

@@fulufhelolloydmakhuvha3214 Ndaa

[@ramokonejohanna5024]

You feel for nyathi what about the Diepsloot 7. Put yourself in their family shoes n feel the heat.their blood mean nothing to you

[@vthomas2482]

Useless

[@K.mbambo]

The arrested will be out soon

[@phumzo7340]

Things are getting a bit awkward for Cele. He actually has to do his job now instead of spitting drunkards. Allocate police in that community, how complicated is that? Damn 😂😂😂

[@tutonguni529]

That old man needs to simply retire

[@memorytshuma8689]

Don't hold people with there washing wear pls respect ... Even that washing is not expensive its hers / his respect others pls

[@musandasikhwivhilu]

Small boys indeed

[@lawrencevensondube8098]

What is special about being South African.. because I see nothing special at all ..

[@dipoleloshirley5122]

To me is special bkoz I was born here my home country.

[@costaqwabe5683]

Poor JMPD officer doesnt really know what to do with the document , proper training is needed , set up a migration unit within Home Affairs

[@dumisanimbense7099]

What was he supposed to do with the document

[@mthokozisilanga4497]

Malema and the EFF must come and rescue this guy, they invited him.

[@thembinkosidube3918]

Diepsloot 54 Rosettenville 10 SAPS serving community with pride... Thank you ❤...

[@cedricmanape2321]

No crack down of a sort here by the police. You a just trying to full us here by your biest reporting which is always against the most valnerable locals. There is no such a thing that SOUTH AFRICANS just waking up and start attecking the elligal foreign nationals we are going through a lot here in townships and you know nothing about it you must start interviewing South Africans about this and Maine just Maine you will start andarstant the issues since you are not affected.

[@loratomaimane9137]

He is running a spaza shop on top of that...foreign nationals are not supposed to be doing be locals jobs or owning businesses the qualifying criteria is they have 5 million upfront..

[@kingAce3112]

No African is a foreigner in Africa we just need to innerstand that unity is greatly needed in Africa

[@fananelsonmbambo9040]

We don't unite with satanists people who are jealous of our country. They must unite in their tribalistic countries and warship Islam and satanism, that is what they are good at.

[@Nyandezulu24]

We are not the host of Africans , get that to your thick head.. This is our nation

[@oscarsithelo9802]

Go and do your Africa unity in your country... we've warned you believing in that your small brain that South Africans are fool's. You haven't seen anything yet

[@jankoloto6584]

Yah you're right but killings, human trafficking and drugs is total evildoers things in this world. In nut shall our African brothers do this evil actions to our sisters, brothers and children in South Africa

[@sindim1704]

South Africa is a sovereign state it's not a Continent.. duh!

[@davidcele1356]

Make sure you send them in thier Countries

[@brozimotimacktaguening9214]

Go back to brush wife to be wite men employed

[@AngelaMatshoge-re7or]

They will come back. They should be locked up and never get released.

[@dumisanindlovu5766]

where is the killer then ?

[@dumisanindlovu5766]

Not only Nyathi but the many lives lost in South Africa. All lives mater irregardless of their skin colors. Protect the farmers as well

[@wondimumaskalo5974]

Resist black to black that's not good it's alot of south Africans at other African continent

[@sfisoSyabonga]

hamba khaya

[@memorytshuma8689]

Big Shemmmm

[@kandisouth2644]

so you are not even talking about the dead the zim man is totally forgotten just because he came to look for a greener part in your country?

[@simphiwemchunu8225]

Was he a celebrity of Zimbabwe

[@mamabo6085]

He is not the only who died. South Africans are killed by Zimbabweans also in Diepsloot. We can't dwell on that illegal foreigner's death forever. Many died, some were buried yesterday

[@badge5575]

Just last week seven south african people where killed by foreigners in 1 week we don't owe you nothing

[@matthewclarke5814]

MATTHEW Lou 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fonelo2215]

Police leave this guy to lock his shop or you want PROMOTION?go and face armed robbers let's see if you can nxaaa

[@amsaluarega9051]

Why doesn't give for those African children their country paper?? And this south Africa police they must go school to learn from Europe about police job from......

[@sindim1704]

What are you on about? You say our police must go to school, you must also go to school to learn what a sovereign state is?

[@bathabilebovungana4445]

In Europe donthey allow illegal immigration?

[@warren14567]

@@bathabilebovungana4445 kodwa europeans in this country came here illegal

[@sibongileviolet887]

Hebann🙄u saying r police must go to school? Who gave u permission to gv birth in r country?

[@bathabilebovungana4445]

You must also go to school for English.

[@shabalalamartin]

That's not good these people just doing business and paying taxes, why doing this to other African people

[@curiouskitten9685]

Why did this guy at first give a wrong permit of someone else...fishy already

[@tebogogladystladi7129]

The police are doing what they have been trained for.Stop complaining.

[@SAFECORD]

Your sound in your videos are very very poor ....you guys need to upgrade your systems