THE FAMOUS ID APPLICATION HOSTAGE THAT HAPPENED LIVE ON RADIO @Yfm@djsbu 👇🏿
Kabelo Thibedi is a man remembered for his dramatic hostage taking at a government office to obtain his long delayed identity document.
On the 30 November 2005 the 21 year old walked into the Department of Home Affairs regional offices in central Johannesburg and held a female staff member Lanelle Small, hostage inside an office for around six hours. Armed only with a toy gun, Thibedi demanded the immediate issuance and delivery of his ID book. His extreme action stemmed from years of deep frustration ,he had waited more than 2 years, submitted 9 unsuccessful applications, and had already lost a job because he lacked the required document.
The standoff captured national attention. Radio stations across the country received calls from listeners who expressed strong sympathy for his battle against bureaucratic inefficiency. While barricaded in the office, Thibedi called in the popular youth station YFM and spoke live with DJ Sbu, who suddenly found himself acting as an on air negotiator, trying to calm the young man and warn him of the potential consequences. The broadcast dramatically heightened public awareness, drawing thousands of supportive reactions.
To end the crisis Home Affairs officials arranged for Thibedi’s completed ID book to be flown by helicopter from Pretoria to Johannesburg. Once it was handed over, police used stun grenades to storm the room and arrest him. In 2006, he was convicted of kidnapping and sentenced to five years in prison.
He later appealed the sentence. In October 2009, the South Gauteng High Court backdated it, allowing him to avoid serving time in actual jail.
Young man just changed my whole perspective about Fatherhood
Maybe the reason we have so many absent fathers , they didn’t play with dolls enough to imagine themselves as father figures 🙆♂️
Good morning. Please help me reach my target. I am left with 9 days to attend the graduations. Thank you so much to everyone who donated. I have already raised so far R3107
Sharon Stone gets emotional talking about the moment her marriage ended after her husband got FURIOUS over her decision to have a double mastectomy and breast removal due to a breast tumor instead of focusing on her health 😳💔👀
“He was furious. And the doctor said to him, ‘If I had more patients like her, we’d have more women alive today. You need to sit down.I said, ‘I make the decisions, not you.’ That was the end of the marriage.”
Please help a Parent find her child. Khanya Sehlola who's 6 years old is missing,He attends Nkosenye Primary School he didn't return from school yesterday.Whoever sees him please contact this number 0783914275
Another missing child 💔💔
13 year old Phophi was last seen on Friday afternoon (5 June) in Sgodiphola, Soweto. Anyone with information please contact the police.
Please, help reunite this baby with her family.
HELP US FIND Nontsikelelo Maseko
18-YEAR-OLD LEARNER MISSING, PHONE LAST SIGNAL IN DEEP JOHANNESBURG.
An 18 year old Nontsikelelo Maseko, a learner at Suiderlig High School, went missing on Tuesday morning while travelling to school from Vanderbijlpark.
She was last seen wearing her school uniform and is described as having knotless braids. According to her family, she left for school as usual but contact with her was later lost, raising concern about her whereabouts.
The situation became more worrying after her cellphone’s last known signal was traced to Benrose Supermarket in Deep City, Johannesburg, suggesting she may have travelled or been taken there before her phone became unreachable.
Her father, Mr Maseko, together with family friend Lebohang Mokoena, has since launched an urgent appeal to the public for help in locating her. The family is asking anyone with information that could assist in finding Nontsikelelo to come forward as the search continues.
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