Thulani Khumalo is alive, despite claims a Somali syndicate killed him – The Mail & Guardian

Thulani Khumalo is alive, despite claims a Somali syndicate killed him – The Mail & Guardian

Thulani Khumalo is a South African entrepreneur who operates a spaza shop from his home in Vosloorus. On 3 May last year, Khumalo took to both social and news media to share that his life was in danger, accusing foreign spaza shop owners of attempting to kill him. Around the time of his outcry, accounts known for perpetrating an anti-immigrant narrative online twisted his outcry to proclaim him dead, alleging that he was killed by “a syndicate o…