The Global Citizen Mandela 100 concluded just a few hours ago.
The concert that took place in Johannesburg’s FNB stadium, came to a sad end as Beyonce shut down the show with an epic performance. With several wardrobe changes and lots of dance moves to match her high energy show; the thousands in attendance were more than delighted. However, the audience members could not have been prepared for the dangers that awaited them behind the gates of the stadium.
One Twitter user went on to share her chilling experience as she tried to get home in one piece as thugs harassed and threatened revealers just a few meters outside of the stadium.
Tonight was both the best and worst night of my life. The best because I got to see Beyoncé and Jay Z live (& Ed Sheeran). The worst because this happened:
— Imaan Moosa (إِيمَان) (@imaan_moosa) December 3, 2018
According to the revelers in attendance, as soon the curtain came down on the show, audience members rushed to the gates hoping to avoid the traffick. In the hopes of securing a cab, many efforts to order an Uber were met with inflated rates as taxi drivers tried to swindle revelers of cash; banking their helplessness in the wee hours of the night. As revelers were robbed of their belongings, shots were fired as police stood by not taking much action to keep concert-goers safe.
After the concert, a LOT of people needed to Ubers to get home. There were too many people and too little Ubers so whenever you called one, it kept indicating that all services were unavailable. Instead of waiting for an Uber, my friend’s brother said he’d —
— Imaan Moosa (إِيمَان) (@imaan_moosa) December 3, 2018
fetch us. The roads were chaos, so we had to wait. We decided it would be safe for us to wait at the Sasol garage. It was filled with people crammed against the doors of the store that were locked and guarded by a security guard.
— Imaan Moosa (إِيمَان) (@imaan_moosa) December 3, 2018
We walked a little further down to get a signal, still in the garage but where the picnic benches were. A man ran up to my friend and stole her phone. It happened within a second. We hurried back to where the crowd was. 2 minutes later, a girl screamed —
— Imaan Moosa (إِيمَان) (@imaan_moosa) December 3, 2018
her phone was stolen and the thief had run off. A short while after that, a girl came past clutching herself. She was mugged and a knife was pulled on her. The security and police were around but did nothing. We didn’t know what to do.
— Imaan Moosa (إِيمَان) (@imaan_moosa) December 3, 2018
We couldn’t go anywhere because men were stealing and harassing people all around us. We were corralled in. We decided to stay amongst the obviously scared and startled crowd. Strength in numbers. Then a gun shot went off and people started running.
— Imaan Moosa (إِيمَان) (@imaan_moosa) December 3, 2018
I’ve never been so scared. While people were running trying to SAVE themselves, men were coming in close and trying to STILL steal a bag or phone. No one and no where was safe. We luckily found a group of guys my friends had met inside the concert.
— Imaan Moosa (إِيمَان) (@imaan_moosa) December 3, 2018
They let us stand with them and made a circle around us so that we’d be safe. More gunshots went off. Someone started tasering people. The police did NOTHING. No one could leave because the cars were backlogged and Ubers were unavailable.
— Imaan Moosa (إِيمَان) (@imaan_moosa) December 3, 2018
They let us stand with them and made a circle around us so that we’d be safe. More gunshots went off. Someone started tasering people. The police did NOTHING. No one could leave because the cars were backlogged and Ubers were unavailable.
— Imaan Moosa (إِيمَان) (@imaan_moosa) December 3, 2018
The police officer refused and locked the doors. They’d already passed the Sasol garage. She said she needed to throw up but he told her to throw up in the car and didn’t open the door. She pleaded with him that she was sick. He opened the doors. They escaped
— Imaan Moosa (إِيمَان) (@imaan_moosa) December 3, 2018
I am disgusted, terrified and shaken from what happened. I’m sharing this because I don’t think it will make headlines. Ironically, the concert was about ending poverty and seeking JUSTICE. There was nothing just about tonight.
— Imaan Moosa (إِيمَان) (@imaan_moosa) December 3, 2018
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