Kenny Kunene, Patriotic Alliance deputy president and Gauteng premier candidate, has ignited widespread condemnation for his harsh statements regarding undocumented foreign nationals who perished while engaging in illegal mining in Stilfontein, North West. Kunene expressed no sympathy for the victims, labeling their actions as a theft of South Africa's mineral wealth and calling for their deaths. He linked illegal mining to broader criminal activity, including gender-based violence, and asserted that both miners and those purchasing illicit gold are committing treason. Kunene's remarks drew criticism from the EFF, who argued that crime transcends nationality and that both South Africans and foreigners are involved in illegal mining.
'I am hoping God kills all of them': Kenny Kunene sparks outrage as he says illegal miners must die underground 'like rats'
Kunene linked illegal mining to broader criminal behaviour, including incidents of gender-based violence. “You saw in the West Rand, Gauteng, where they raped young women who were trying to make money with what God has given them as talent. They are raping in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, and the Free State. These are criminals,” he said.
“A sober country, with a sober leadership, would treat this matter as treason. Yet here, we are being told to sympathise with criminals collapsing our economy. As the Patriotic Alliance, our stance is clear: these illegal foreigners must be deported. But those arrested at Stilfontein must be charged with treason for stealing our country’s wealth.
“Our pensioners are being paid peanuts, yet criminals are stealing the wealth of our country that could finance living pensions. I am not going to sympathise with these people.” “Crime has no nationality, crime is crime. Those who are involved in these criminal activities must not enjoy any immunity. They must face prosecution. To limit that and say they are foreign nationals found there and so forth is quite careless. You do have our people from South Africa who are involved in illicit economy, selling goods that those who are doing business buy the stock and go underground. Once the stock is depleted, they go out and get more stock.
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