Elvis Nyathi
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Elvis Nyathi also known as Mbodazwe Banajo (14 February 1979 - 7 April 2022) was a Zimbabwean economic refugee who resided in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg in South Africa.
Nyathi was killed in the Xenophobia in South Africa attacks.[1][2][3] He was beaten and burnt alive by a mob of demonstrators in Diepsloot, Johannesburg on 6 April 2022.[4] Nyathi was assaulted and burnt in April when some residents from Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg went on a rampage accusing Zimbabwean nationals of being behind crime in the area. His ashes were buried in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in a state assisted funeral. Elvis Nyathi's brother is called Godknows Nyathi.[5] His wife is called Nomsa Tshuma.[4]
