The seek for the spaza store proprietor, Mazwi Mpumelelo Kubheka, beneficial properties traction resulting from widespread media protection and a group protest in Vosloorus on Monday, 27 April.
In response to Sowetan, the group and ActionSA staged a protest outdoors the Vosloorus police station, calling for a immediate investigation and the return of Mazwi.
Final week, the Metropolis of Johannesburg hosted free workshops for spaza store homeowners and casual merchants.
Members realized about operating their enterprise legally in South Africa, in addition to the help programmes accessible that may assist them entry progress alternatives, and extra.
MAZWI KUBHEKA IS STILL MISSING ALMOST A MONTH LATER
The #BringMazwiBack motion is blowing up on social media, demanding his secure return after he has been lacking for nearly a month.
The 27-year-old was final seen on 2 April 2026, whereas he was heading to the financial institution to make a deposit; sadly, he didn’t attain his vacation spot.
Reportedly, Mazwi’s refusal to promote his spaza store to sure international nationals resulted in his alleged abduction.
Mazwi’s sister, Nomhle Kubheka, spoke to eNCA, the place she suspects sure Somalians because the potential kidnappers of her brother.
“We don’t know what occurred, however every little thing factors to the individuals who have been occupying area right here as a result of they’re the people who find themselves busy asking for area from the neighbours,” she mentioned.
“I don’t know why they took my brother as a result of they may simply have requested him, they may have threatened him. The person who he’s, he might have simply closed the shop; there was no must take him,” she added.
The distraught sister additionally urged anybody with details about Mazwi’s whereabouts to return ahead.
“To the one that final noticed him on the 2nd of April. To anybody who has seen my brother, we’re pleading, please assist us carry him dwelling,” she mentioned.
The poster containing particulars about Mazwi’s look and private info states the next:
“Mazwi Khubeka has been reported lacking. He was final seen at Marimba Gardens.”
Moreover, “he left within the morning to deposit cash, however by no means reached the financial institution.”
“He was sporting brown high-top sneakers, blue denims, a black hoodie with a contact of white and black, and a white cap and has three tattoos.”
Mazwi established his spaza store in February 2026, after the group chased away the earlier international spaza store homeowners within the space, following incidents involving youngsters who fell sick or died after consuming snacks from these outlets.
