RWANDA-SOUTH AFRICA: Shooting death of Rwandan exile in Cape Town could be Pandor’s first big diplomatic test By Carien Du Plessis carienduplessis
Around 5pm on the day Naledi Pandor was sworn in as Minister of International Relations, a Toyota Etios was allegedly hijacked in Goodwood, Cape Town. It’s still not exactly clear what happened before two men died at the scene last week, Thursday 30 May 2019, because much of the reporting on the case has involved pro- and anti-Rwandan government propaganda.
Events appear to have been as follows: There was a high-speed chase, a collision involving a number of other cars , and a shoot-out with the police. According to the officialRwandan High Commissioner Vincent Karega confirmed tothe name of the driver of the hijacked car, Camir Nkurunziza. He was on the back seat by the time the Etios came to a stop and the shoot-out with the police ensued. It is alleged that Nkurunziza was killed in the crossfire.tried to attack the police with a knife.
Nkurunziza was also not registered with the Rwandan High Commission in Pretoria. In fact, Karega goes as far as to suggest Nkurunziza was “at war with [Rwanda] for Regime Change” by being affiliated to the opposition party in exile, the Rwandan National Congress and the opposition armed wing, the National Liberation Front , which the Rwandan government accuses of terrorising villages in the south of the country. The Rwandan government regards the FNL and RNC as terrorist organisations.
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