South African rapper and music entrepreneur Nhlamulo Baloyi known professionally as Nota Baloyi has accused Zimbabweans in his country of failing to stand with the late xenophobia victim Elvis Nyathi because of a lack of unity.
Nyathi was assaulted and burnt to death in Diepsloot during acts of vigilantism, wherein Zimbabweans were attacked by a group of Diepsloot residents.
The residents accused the Zimbabweans of committing crimes in the area.
The South African government has since condemned the incident and arrested the perpetrators.
Nyathi was buried in his home county in Bulawayo.
In a recent interview with DJ Sibu, Baloyi is of the view that Zimbabweans in South Africa did not do enough to protect their brothers and sisters who are always victims of xenophobia in South Africa.
Very deep thoughts on Zimbabwe and its people from Nota Nhlamulo Baloyi in conversation with DJ Sibu.
He says Zimbabweans in South Africa are not united, he says the corruption in Zimbabwe has taken out humanity from Zimbabweans.
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“There is no brotherly love for one another. When Elvis Nyathi died, it was South African organisations which organised,” Baloyi who is married to a Zimbabwean stated.
“They (Zimbabweans) couldn’t even organise that march. If you can take all Zimbabweans working in South Africa and you want to stand up and say one of our own is not going to be killed like a dog. We are going to march. We would have seen a march.
“They saw one of their brothers being killed and they did nothing. And for me, they have lost their humanity.”
Baloyi further postulated that corruption and poverty in Zimbabwe had made its citizens lose their humanity.
“They have lost all hope in humanity. The corruption in that country has made the people turn against each other. There is no one who is going to stand up and say ‘I’m going to defend my fellow citizens.
“Why is it there is no Zimbabwean organization that is advocating for the people that were affected in Diepsloot? It’s not. It’s South African organizations, it’s other people and Europeans,” he said.
The outspoken musician applauded investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono for standing with his country despite facing all kinds of State persecution.
Chin’ono was arrested three times by the Zanu-PF regime for exposing corruption.
“Where are their own people speaking on their behalf? A guy like Hopewell Chin’ono, I respect him because he still has that humanity. He is still going to his country. He is still farming.
“There are people out there in the world. Its people have said ‘we are giving up this country’. They are fighting to get citizenship in other countries,” Baloyi said.
Commenting on the video of DJ Sibu and Baloyi’s interview, Chin’ono said:
“Very deep thoughts on Zimbabwe and its people from Nota Nhlamulo Baloyi in conversation with DJ Sibu.
“He says Zimbabweans in South Africa are not united, he says the corruption in Zimbabwe has taken out humanity from Zimbabweans.
“This is how others are seeing us, reflect on it!”
Iwas listening to his conversation he is right 100% and his point is that zimbabweans are not united they don’t support each other even in zimbabwe every for himself or herself,,,and they don’t have confidence in their government and they hate their country bcz of bad leadership and bad treatment
Charlton Matora I wish we can be like Nigeriaance and unite to protect each other. We are here for a reason.
Charlton Matora do south Africans support each other ,I think only when they want to burn someone alive ,many south Africans will rather ask help from a foreigner becoz they don’t support each other ,it’s a thing we encounter most times , his point is totally out of context with the way he put it ,ungauya kuzomarcher muSA why usinhanoMarch kuZim ,he wants to spark a war ,just imagine a South Group Kopang marched but they were labelled Zimboz who have guts to come n march in SA instead of their country …..batanai munomarcher
Charlton Matora i wonder how you unite in a place where you not welcome yet we in our neighbors yard no problem isn’t it.1st it says love your neighbor as you love yourself, and as ofmunity how many southafricans are united elsewhere in the world.what unity ae talking about here fact is you can control your kid if he is bulling your neighbor’s son.ndapedza.here every race can walk freely ,and you are welcome
Johannes Mbwende its not about South africans
Johannes Mbwende very true you know them very well
Eria Ellano Vhutuza if you say it they say u insulting them I wish you stayed close to me n see how they do even if it’s money food they will not go to a native person coz they know they won’t get it
Johannes MbwendeJohannes Mbwende I stay with them broo one of my next door doesn’t have electricity coz of ESKOM switched off their illegal connection. Now they use my fridge charging phon they pretend as if they love each other on social media
Eria Ellano Vhutuza now you see what I meant
Johannes MbwendeJohannes Mbwende Yes bro I know them
Well said!! Zimbabweans have no solidarity.They are too self interested too worry about national issues
Chamunorwa Nhau very true
Chamunorwa Nhau hamunyari here kusupporta zvisina basa. Maida kuti vanhu vauraiwe vakawanda inthe name of unity.
Abigail Machaka and in Zimbabwe too, Zimbabwe doesn’t lack leadership but real patriots who do not stand by whilst country is relegated to a basket case of Africa
That’s in our nature, who ever brought social media killed the last fight that was left in us. We believe insulting and venting our anger on anything is going to change anything, we have become cowards, makwara chaiwo , no action, one man for him self system.
He is Baloyi from Beitbridge posing as South African.Thats why he hate fellow Zimbabwean.Why did he not organize the march himself since he is a Zimbabwean too?
Belle Reine Jiya Jiya he is not a Zimbabwean,we should learn to accept facts.Nomatter where he come from but what he said is real only a shallow minded gulible domkop can see the opposite
Belle Reine Jiya Jiya Nota is SAn and he’s married to Berita a girl from the city of Kings. What he said here is 100% true, we have have no unity as Zimbabweans.
Belle Reine Jiya Jiya his African stop being xenophobic.
Michael Jones Mchele he is a Zimbabwean the fact is change starts with why did he not organize the March himself as Zimbabwean from Beitbridge.He can not go around and mocking us yet he is one of us
Belle Reine Jiya Jiya he doesn’t hate Zimbabwean this guy is married to a Zimbabwean
Taira Topics so what he is also a Zimbabwean from Beitbridge posing as a South African he did well by marrying his home girl nothing wrong with that
Belle Reine Jiya Jiya we must not play the man but the ball
Belle Reine Jiya Jiya l don’t know about tht
Michael Jones Mchele the fact remains he is one of us posing as South Africans .He should have gathered Zimbabweans together and organize the march
Belle Reine Jiya Jiya he’s not, stop lying
Belle Reine Jiya Jiya he is telling the truth
Moby Huni yes he is saying the truth fully agreed but he is one of us posing as South African.He should have united with other Zimbabweans and organise the march
Belle Reine Jiya Jiya He didn’t say he hate Zimbabweans.
Godfrey Mwale why is he not coming out that he is also a Zimbabwean
Moby Huni I don’t agree with some of the things. Maybe a March could have been organised, but was the timing right? Look at the way decisions are made by the government on currencies. Do you think it’s a conducive environment to operate effectively for Strive?
Belle Reine Jiya Jiya sister if are here in sa and you see Zimbabwean .They lack self confidence and respect .I have meet a lot us who speak very bad Zulu and yet pertaining to be South African .I always asking them in Shona kurisei
Only the to Lough and relaxing and starting to be confident. We have be very abused and we are so shameful .that Baloyi is right 100%
Arnold T Chikwenya no the issue here is about Zimbabweans living in SA and lack of unity amongst ourselves and tht on its own is our biggest undoing, only if we can change our mindsets we can achieve more
Moby Huni it must start by himself if he can just identify himself as a Zimbabwean not South African .This is were my problem is he.He has a valid point ofcourse.
Anthonychari Mahike ndeip simple
Belle Reine Jiya Jiya please guys read this again “We are living in glass houses” we should go and toi toi home not here
Belle Reine Jiya Jiya proof please, place of birth, home address, primary and high school. Every time South African stands up for Zimbabweans you accuse them of being Zimbabwean. You sound like Operation Dudula members.
Peter Ncube the guy is simply a Zimbabwean from Beitbridge .He must be proud of his Nationality
Belle Reine Jiya Jiya address
Peter Ncube what ever
We are very united, our network is strong together ❤
Muchi Chingwe quiet, you’re talking nonsense.. mazimba hatina kubatana that’s the true
Muchi Chingwe mmmm I m not sure ABT the unity
Blessing Bero Speak for yourself, i said my network is united, my network is strong, my network is unbreakable. We share ideas, we do business together, we bounce money among us, our cars are fixed by us, our houses are fixed by our own. We are that powerful.
Muchi Chingwe You can’t say speak for yourself when you yourself still use the word “We”.
Innocent Tizirai That’s why i said my network, there is absolutely no reason for him to define my network by his experiences. But I have issues with this pedantic English over qualification, the WE denotes my composite network of individuals. Point made, now build your own we built ours and we are strong, very united.
Muchi Chingwe u can say that again, we unite for results, purpose and not by being told by the perpetrators on how we should unite, no matter who he is, if we demonstrate again the same people who are blaming us for not will insult us and say we fail to demonstrate in our country where our govt is abusing us hence we left with no choice but to give our brother a befitting burial and look after the remaining family in one way or the other.
Blessing Bero nhai zvako,,,imagine zvakaitwa porisi nemafans edembare,ndo unity yatisina wen it comes things dat matters we dnt mnd
Muchi Chingwe how can I join your network
Muchi Chingwe so you are talking about your network. We say Zimbabweans.
Muchi Chingwe gerwa musoro uyo
Muchi Chingwe nonsense, you are spewing bile and bullshit
Luckmore Tafirapasi Mukungurutse Instead of asking me how we are united, you are concerned about my hairstyle? How do you develop yourself when immersed in such mundane things?
Augustine Mzenda We are in Jhb, we hook up in Fourways. If you are around these areas let me know. This is the right attitude, to seek knowledge of how others are doing it.
Muchi Chingwe I don’t think we are united
Muchi Chingwe just calculating…
Cuthbert Tembedza They don’t know that we are united, they can’t understand kuti it’s possible. Food, mechanics, house renovations, plumbing, DSTV repairs, insurance, drinking places, loans, business, wohodei?
Muchi Chingwe 😂
Zimbabweans we are heartless I was working with someone aitoti ini ndodzingisa vanhu basa pano because murungu anondi truster jeez she was treating me like a piece of trash. I am still heartbroken 💔
Osiline Chimpaka name and shame. Ndobasa re social media
Arthur Mufaro iiii nhaimi ndiurawe hangu
Arthur Mufaro ndatozongosiya basa racho but zvorwadza munhu wekumusha
Osiline Chimpaka you are right, Zimbabweans we are heartless,hatine moyo,hatred is embedded within é souls of é majority kunze kwenyika.Mwari ndewedu tose, don’t lose hope,one day you will be employed where you will be in a jovial mood left right and center.Don’t forget to pray in é name of Jesus Christ,l feel sorry for your job lose,but it’s not é end of your life, better days are forthcoming.
Osiline Chimpaka where are you
Tk Tk pretoria
Osiline Chimpaka okay marwadzo
Osiline Chimpaka if u talk about such people u will be surprised how Zimbabweans don’t see the toxicity of such behavior
Osiline Chimpaka ini ndakadzingwa kunge imbwa yananzva polony pamuchato,pabasa pandaishanda because of hatred among my workmates,é majority vaive vekumusha.Mwari chavakanakira,havana godo,Mwari vane unconditional love inosimudza marombe kubva muguruva.Theology of silence erase fighting and quarrelling (silence is never misquoted).
Listen to é voice of Hope,Tenzi vanoziva,nguva kana yakwana vanopindira🙏.
Washen Kamupambe yaah it’s life munhu kungovenga munhu pasina zvawamuita inga tese tiri mazimba iii I am so sorry
Osiline Chimpaka no need to say sorry,l am blessed with wisdom in é name of Jesus Christ kubva pandakanzingwa,l motivate myself eveyday.People who love you for a reason,are é ones who will love you only for a certain season.People with unconditional love are very rare to find or to come across with.Tsvaga chakanakisisa chiri mauri,kana uri business minded, start now,in Pretoria there are cheap products,usanyare kusekwa, chero Kuchibva cash.
Washen Kamupambe chokwadi I hocho I will start my business
I myself was fired first week raApril bcz the boss just loved me the first time we spoke, unfortunately the rest of his workers are a family from zaka whom the manager just picked me for a job for a couple of days not knowing the will turn into permanent but they got rid of me and my fear after my boss asked me to come and clear my name and come back to work was they’d poison my food or worst scenario witchcraft…mazimba shame!
Owen Julias sorry just be careful
Osiline Chimpaka thanks a lot, your comment touched me and lifted a burden of grudge which was on my heart…anyways the Almighty God blessed me with a new job where i’m working with a Mosotho from Lesotho where we are always laughing from mabatirwo ataiitwa from our past jobs…God’s good all the time.
The regime has used a divide and rule method so it’s difficult for us to unite.
It’s true but we cannot March in a toxic country like Mzansi
It was better if done in Zimbabwe
Why March in other people’s countries? What made us scatter all over the world is the problem
Harmony Convoy Makumbirofa He has a point though mei bru.
Lemigio James Kajokoto It’s a point indeed. Nhamo ndoyatiuvhiringa brain
True that he nailed it .. Zimbabweans we good in social media
How do you march in a country that is not yours, if we wanted to march we would have done it in our country, we see a lot of South Africans everyday, violence is just not our thing.
Tony Sibanda bt even here on social media you insult each other especially someone says we have to go to our country to fix it unotukwa ukazvirega
Talent Mhlanga kkkkkkkkkkkkkk pakaipa
Tony Sibanda he is not saying about violence but unity,most of us we are good at being sell outs
Tony Sibanda violence (insults and vulgarity) is your thing Zimbabweans. It’s all Zimbabweans know to insult others over Hopewell Chin’ono and Chamisa. They can stand for Hopewell Chin’ono and Chamisa but can’t stand for each other across the board.
Tony Sibanda Nhai hanti vanoti we are visitors and we must behave like one….saka tatadzei ?
Michael Jones Mchele a march is an sign of violence, most marches lead to violence
Wellington Will Tsepo Mswela on fones yes, on real live zimbos are nt violent, the biggest march in Zim was seen on the removal of Mugabe, bt nobody lost even a pair of shoe,
Tony Sibanda thanks for appreciation
Wellington Will Tsepo Mswela zimbos are good on writing, but poor on action
Tony Sibanda there’s Zimbabweans that don’t act but some who acts on positive impact INVESTMENTS.
Wellington Will Tsepo Mswela you going off topic, we not talking about investments sir
Wellington Will Tsepo Mswela go bootlick mnangagwa and leave chamisa out of your nonsense.
Artie Dube you and your Politicians you’re to continue insulting people whilst we’re progressing across AFRICA and Beyond. Keep your Chamisa and I keep my Family alone. I’m Mswela Mswelanto Dube. I don’t insult or vulgar people for a Politician because none of them have made me to be who I’m today. If you’re given money by them support them. If not work for yourself my Friend. Stop insulting people who’re progressively minded and working to make sure that we’re able to deliver our Africa Hub Initiative Programme.
Artie Dube never just jump to insult me because of Chamisa or President Mnangagwa or anyone else I’m not a Politician and I don’t know you and you don’t know me. Thanks.
Tony Sibanda me and Tony we’re discussing things without insulting others this Artie Dube just jumps in and starting to insult people which is a thing which everyone in this comment section was going against. I don’t know how these CCC people thinks.
That was going to be a suicidal move
He wants to start a war.
Two issues here
1 if zim gathers for a march, they will be easy targets.
2 Tribalism is at play here. The mzansi killed their Keith and keen here.
He’s ryt
True
Then u don’t know us
💯 ryt
Mafungiro ako
Yebo uqinisile sibili si good nje ku Facebook kuphela
Yes we are not united. Zanu yakati pedza rudo
Very true unotoona vachitora mavideos, tirimbwa serious regai tidzingwe muno
Nota wati chii
Uuhm rasta musataure zvamusingazive imi
True 💯