SA-Based Zimbabwean Lawyer Calls for African Boycott of South Africa Over Miss SA Citizenship Scandal

SA-Based Zimbabwean Lawyer Simba Chitando Calls for African Boycott of South Africa Over Miss SA Citizenship Scandal

Zimbabwean lawyer Simba Chitando, who currently stays in South Africa, has stirred the pot again after calling on African countries to boycott South Africa. Chitando’s call to action comes in response to the controversy surrounding the citizenship of former Miss South Africa finalist Chidimma Adetshina.

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Miss SA Finalist Withdraws Amid Citizenship Controversy

Adetshina pulled out of the Miss SA 2024 beauty pageant a day after a preliminary investigation by South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs found that her mother may have committed “identity theft” to become a South African national.

Adetshina withdrew from the Miss SA 2024 beauty pageant after a preliminary investigation by South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs revealed that her mother might have committed “identity theft” to gain South African citizenship. In media interviews, Adetshina clarified that her father is Nigerian and her mother is South African with Mozambican roots.

For weeks, Adetshina’s heritage was the subject of heated debate on social media, with some South Africans questioning her legitimacy as a citizen. As the controversy grew, the Miss South Africa pageant organisers requested an investigation by the Department of Home Affairs.

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Simba Chitando Calls on Africa to Boycott South Africa

In a recent post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Chitando voiced his support for a boycott of South Africa, criticizing the way its citizens often treat other Africans with contempt.

“I support this development. For too long South Africa has behaved as though fellow Africans are at best beneath them, at worst their enemies. It is right that Africa responds by simply boycotting them,” Chitando posted.

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Backlash Against Chitando’s Statements

Unsurprisingly, Chitando’s post angered many South Africans, who questioned his understanding of the law as a legal practitioner and demanded that he leave the country and return to Zimbabwe. Some of the reactions included:

@ADS_ZAR:

We support him for standing for what he believes in. He must boycott South Africa by leaving the country.

@sibubrown:

If he, as a lawyer, cannot understand the law then he shouldn’t be practicing more so he shouldn’t be living in country he hates. He can go and be a lawyer in Zim 🤷‍️

@Kux_Sav:

Zimbabwean lawyer living in SA & never going back to Zim calling for a boycott of the nation he lives yho hectic

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