ActionSA President, Herman Mashaba, will lead commemorations into the one-year anniversary of the passing of Nathaniël Julies, where Mashaba and the family will unveil a memorial in honour of the 16-year-old who was shot and killed by police officers.

The young Nathaniël was gunned down by police after he allegedly failed to respond to the officers who questioned him after he had gone to buy biscuits at a local shop.

This senseless killing of Nathaniël sent shockwaves throughout his community of Eldorado Park, the country, and the world. The fact that the criminal trial has yet to begin, almost a year since his killing is a travesty and it betrays our best-intentioned efforts at ensuring that justice is not just carried out, but seen to be carried out, expeditiously so. 

The family, community, and country need to start healing and this cannot be done whilst the matter is still pending. It is our earnest hope that this commemoration will go some way into keeping his memory alive and ensuring that the criminal justice system brings the matter to finality.

ActionSA has stepped in and is providing legal support to the family of Nathaniel Julies by briefing attorneys on a Watching Brief to ensure that the matter is prosecuted properly so that a just outcome may be arrived at. We value the lives and dignity of every South African and will not stand idly by while our fellow citizens are abused and disregarded by their own government.

Mashaba will be joined at Thursday’s commemoration by the entire ActionSA leadership, including National Chairman, Michael Beaumont, the organisation’s Provincial Chairpersons, John Moodey (Gauteng), Vytjie Mentor (Western Cape), and Dr Makhosi Khoza (Kwazulu Natal). They will also be joined by the Mayoral Candidates for Tshwane Ekurhuleni, Abel Tau, Tlhogi Moseki, respectively. Members of the party’s Senate will also be in attendance, as well young leaders and councillor candidates.

Details of the event are as follows – 

Date: Thursday, 26 August 2021

Time: 10h00

Meeting Point: Corner Turf Avenue & Nikkel Crescent, Eldorado Park

For Media Enquiries:

Lerato Ngobeni

ActionSA National Spokesperson 

079 014 2011 / lerato@actionsa.org.za