Fans heavily battered a thief who took advantage to steal from the public during the Springboks World Cup trophy tour in Cape Town yesterday.
The Springboks, who won the World Cup against New Zealand last Saturday, are on a nationwide tour celebrating their victory. The squad returned to South Africa on Tuesday and kicked off the tour on Thursday, 2 November 2023, in Johannesburg.
The Springboks tour went to Pretoria, Johannesburg, Soweto and Cape Town. Today, they are in KZN and will conclude in East London tomorrow.
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Fans Bash Thief During Springboks Trophy Tour In Cape Town
Yesterday, the Springboks stormed Cape Town to jubilant streets filled to the brim. The fans donned their Springboks replica shirts and the South African flags.
One thief saw the crowds as an opportunity to cash in and make a few bucks. He then started pickpocketing as he walked along following the bus.
However, yesterday was not his lucky day. The alert fans noticed this and caught him.
The mob ganged on the thief, bashing and punching him as he tried to cover his head. The chiskoped thug would attempt to spirit off, and the mob dragged him back and dished out more proper slaps.
Watch the incident below.
Apparent thief gets moered in Cape Town today pic.twitter.com/5Pz0JJeTyi
— Peché Africa 🇿🇦 (@pmcafrica) November 3, 2023
“Good For Him”: Social Media Fans React
South Africans on X expressed mixed emotions as Cape Town residents “moered” the thief at the Springboks tour.
Sanele:
“Awu moered? Stop exaggerating. That’s was just a small nyana hug 🫂 for a thief.”
Lebo:
“They didn’t moer him enough.”
Tebogo:
“Nothing to see here, just SAns fixing the country while celebrating its victory. A beautiful country with beautiful people. 🙌🇿🇦”
ChrisExcel:
“Some were taking out their unemployment anger on this poor guy.”