Chairperson, it is over five years now since Senzo Meyiwa, a national football captain was murdered in cold blood. His family has been crying for justice ever since he died. His father later succumbed to stress-related illness as a result of his heartache over losing his beloved son. In that period, we have had one Police Minister after another playing with the feelings of the Meyiwa family, promising that arrests will be made soon.
No one has been arrested and no one has taken responsibility for the murder of a very young and strong leader of our national team. We are disgusted that the Minister of Police and the NPA have not taken the investigation of this case seriously. We are even more perturbed that this has now been taken over by opportunistic right wingers in the form of AfriForum. This happen because the state has failed Senzo Meyiwa and his family. We dare say that if Meyiwa was a white sportsman, his killers would have been found by now. No one has been arrested because black lives do not matter in this country, regardless of who you may be. Thank you.