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Machetes Don't Text: Look at Naked South-African Danny Trejo Seeking to Meet With Ramaphosa
Machetes Don't Text: Look at Naked South-African Danny Trejo Seeking to Meet With Ramaphosa
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An indifferent South African machete-wielding citizen marched to the South African Parliament building in Pretoria in his birthday suit to seek an audience with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, local media said.
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A defiant machete-wielding South African marched into the South African Parliament building in Pretoria in his birthday suit to seek an audience with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, local media said.The unidentified man chose the monument to former president Nelson Mandela as the scene for his performance, around which he began to assemble rocks collected nearby. As a nearby eyewitness observed, the armed citizen was trying to "destroy the statue for over an hour before police could intervene." As the uninhibited man later pointed out, the monument should be destroyed because it represents British colonialism.Nearly an hour later, two officers arrived to negotiate with the man. The officers asked the man to get dressed and hand over his machete.The police, however, managed to remove the self-proclaimed anti-colonialism fighter from the Union Buildings without having to summon Ramaphosa.Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Mavela Masonda said the man was taken to a medical care center for examination.
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18:34 31.05.2023 (Updated: 09:12 01.06.2023) The author of the controversial performance was reportedly protesting against load shedding and for service delivery. According to the local media, it is not clear whether the man is connected to political parties.
A defiant machete-wielding South African marched into the South African Parliament building in Pretoria in his birthday suit to seek an audience with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, local media said.
The unidentified man chose the monument to former president Nelson Mandela as the scene for his performance, around which he began to assemble rocks collected nearby.
As a nearby eyewitness observed, the armed citizen
was trying to "destroy the statue for over an hour before police could intervene." As the uninhibited man later pointed out, the monument should be destroyed because it represents British colonialism.
"The security guards at the Union Buildings just observed from a distance, and when people asked why are they not handling the situation, they said that they were scared of being attacked by the man," a bystander told local media.
Nearly an hour later, two officers arrived to negotiate with the man. The officers asked the man to get dressed and hand over his machete.
"He was insisting he is not dangerous and told police he would only comply if President Cyril Ramaphosa came to meet with him, personally," the eyewitness remarked.
The police, however,
managed to remove the self-proclaimed anti-colonialism fighter from the Union Buildings without having to summon Ramaphosa.
Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Mavela Masonda said the man was taken to a medical care center for examination.
"An inquiry will be opened at the nearest police station for investigation," said Masondo.
