Owasetyhini waseMzantsi Afrika ubulawe eMelika ngumyeni wakhe.
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Urhulumente woMzantsi Afrika uqinisekise ukubhubha kommi woMzantsi Afrika uKim Towne, obulewe ngumyeni wakhe, uAlexander Towne, eMelika kwiveki ephelileyo.
Kukholelwa ukuba esi sehlo senzeke eWest Virginia, eMelika. UMphathiswa wezoBudlelwane baMazwe ngaMazwe neNtsebenziswano, uRonald Lamola, udlulise amazwi ovelwano kusapho olulahlekelweyo.
Kwingxelo, isithethi sikaLamola, uChrispin Phiri, udize ukuba umzi wozakuzo woMzantsi Afrika eWashington, D.C, ubonelela ngoncedo kusapho.
"Iimeko ezingqonge oku kubhubha kabuhlungu ziphantsi kophando ngabasemagunyeni baseMelika.
"Ngenxa yokuhlonipha inkqubo yophando eqhubekayo, ubuthathaka balo mba, kunye nosapho olusentlungwini, urhulumente woMzantsi Afrika akasayi kubonelela ngengcaciso ethe vetshe ngeli xesha," utshilo uLamola.
Ethetha neIOL, uMphathi weAfriForum uKallie Kriel, uthe sisehlo esibi esi, edlulisa amazwi ovelwano kusapho.
Nangona kunjalo, xa bebuzwa ukuba balufumene na unxibelelwano olusesikweni okanye imbalelwano evela kwabasemagunyeni baseMelika, uKriel uthe: "Norhulumente woMzantsi Afrika akasixeleli inani elikhulu leziganeko apho abantu babulawa okanye bangcungcuthekiswa kwiifama zaseMzantsi Afrika."
"Andisiboni ke isizathu sokuba urhulumente wangaphandle asixelele ngesehlo esingadibaniyo nento eyenziwa yiAfriForum."
I-IOL inike ingxelo kwiveki ephelileyo ukuba inenekazi likrwitshiwe labhubha emva kokuxabana nesithandwa salo.
Umyeni wakhe ubekwe ityala lokubulala engakhange acwangciswe kodwa ngabom (second degree). Amapolisa aseFairfax County athi uAlexander wavalelwa ngaphandle kwebheyile kulandela ukubhubha kukaKim, nophuma eKapa, eMzantsi Afrika.
"Ngomhla wama24 kuCanzibe ngentsimbi ye7:48 pm, amapolisa aphendule kwisehlo sokulwa kwesibini kwindlu yabo eseBromall Court eChantilly.
"Umrhanelwa uchaze ukuba uye wabetha wabulala umfazi wakhe."
Amapolisa athi ixhoba lifunyenwe lenzakele kumzimba walo ongasentla kwaye kwathiwa libhubhile kwindawo yexhwayelo.