Podcasts Culture Sound Africa One Night in Snake Park - Episode 2

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 2

Published: Sept. 14, 2020, 8:05 a.m.

b'A year after the killing of Siphiwe Mahori, a local councillor in Snake Park told the SABC that the violence had been started by criminal elements. Many blame drug users, so called nyaope boys for starting the violence. But is this fair? And what role did the local politician play himself?\\n\\n\\u201cOne Night in Snake Park\\u201d investigates the killing of Siphiwe Mahori. Why was the shooter let off with a suspended sentence? Why was his shop attacked? Why do xenophobic attacks keep happening? Why did Siphiwe have to die? \\n\\nThis podcast is made with the support of a Taco Kuiper Investigative Journalism grant. Sound Africa is supported by Hindenburg Systems and the Open Society Foundation\\u2019s Program for Independent Journalism.'