Actor Patrick Shai Shot By Cops During Soweto Protest Over Disconnected Electricity!

Veteran actor Patrick Shai was shot 11 times when he tried to intervene between police and the community of Mmesi Park in Dobsonville, during a protest over electricity.

Actor and activist Patrick Shai has been shot by police after trying to intervene during a protest about electricity in Dobsonville, Soweto.

Shai was rushed to Tshepo Temba Hospital after he took 11 rubber bullets from police on Monday. Speaking at his home in Dobsonville, Shai said he went to do an early television interview and decided to buy some items at the garage at about 9am.

After buying the items, he noticed that the protest which had gone on during the weekend was still on.

“I moved to the protesters and asked them not to burn tyres on the road. One of the protestors then tried to throw a burning tyre on the road. One cop tried to take the tyre and I said to the guy ‘don’t do it’. But one of the cops simply said asibaboniseni [let us show them],” Shai said.

“I told the cop ‘you cannot say that’. I told him ‘that is not the language you should be talking. We should be finding ways to minimise the potential for violence’,” he said.

Shai said the police decided to run back to their cars. He was then left standing between the police and the community.
“I only realised that there was trouble when they pulled out the guns from the cars. I raised my hands and begged them not to shoot but they kept advancing. Instead of engaging me, they fired. I turned around and started running and I got hit several times,” he said.

Shai was shot in the neck, back, leg, and arms.

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Oudney N. Patsika   05:00:00

A Testimonial On Bishop Tudor Bismark - A Must Read!

I have learnt to respect and honour this great servant of God. And in honour of him, I adapted from Mwila Mwila’s Facebook by Bishop Berry Dambaza who had actually been planning to do a brief writeup on Bishop Tudor Bismark.

When Bishop Tudor Bismark Married his dearly beloved Pretty wife, Pastor Chichi, he was Broke and only had on him, 5 Zimbabwean Dollars, a Vision, a Message God had put in his spirit that was clearly headed the Globe and confirmation and peace in his spirit Chichi was his wife.

I have heard him often say, on their wedding day, he watched as Chichi signed the Registry and he was asking himself in fear; ''what have you done Tudor?'' ''How will you even take care of her needs?''

Written By Bishop Nelson Nzvimbo
And on the other hand, despite all the discouragements Pastor Chichi faced from her family and friends, begging her not to marry this broke and uneducated Pastor from a poor family, she still went against all that, went ahead and married the love of her life, Tudor.

And for the first 17 years of their marriage and Ministry, Pastor Chichi was the one with a job and a salary that financially supported her Husband, Children and the Ministry without complaining. She just believed in her husband, his Vision and the message God had given him.

And in those years, Bishop Tudor Bismark, gave himself to 8 hours of daily immense prayer and more hours to rigorous study and self-education, as he was a Grade 7 dropout with no formal education, and one of the things he read every day, amongst many different subjects, was the English Dictionary, determined to break the usual normal 350 English words limit that most English speakers are confined and limited to.
For over 12 years, he, his wife and Children walked a considerable distance to Church as none of their Driving Church members at that time were willing to help them with a lift to their Church services, but he clung on to his God, and he was not about to compromise in any way, despite all the pain and several unanswered questions he had.

''It didn't seem like life was working. Nothing seemed to work for me financially no matter what and how much I tried. I was walking everywhere for many years while in Ministry to where I had to run errands, pray for the sick, attend to Church members and to speaking and preaching engagements, until much later in life.''

Bishop has often testified, ''It was when I turned 40 years when everything suddenly just exploded and my life drastically changed.''

Today, we all know and appreciate Bishop Tudor Bismark, as one of the most profound thinkers of our time, who incontrovertibly Walks in and with God, a man of Clear purity and clear integrity, and of no exaggerations of his many significant roles and accomplishments in the Globe, a well sought after Preacher and most sought after Speaker from the Continent of Africa, a leadership expert at every level, addressing Heads of States at the Annual African Union Breakfast, and speaking at Leadership Conferences in the USA, Asia and Europe, and treasures Ministerial and personal friendships with people such as Bishop David Oyedepo, Mensa Otabil, Bishop T.D Jakes, also ministers for the G.O, Pastor E.A Adeboye of The Redeemed Church for their Nigerian camp meetings (a monthly gathering of more than one million Christians), The Experience in Lagos, and other significant events in the World, preaching an undiluted and uncompromised Gospel without apology.

Married for 35 years to his best-friend, Ministry partner, and Travel companion, this man of immense humility, Father of Four Boys, Bishop Bismark's message is simple; "I love my God, I love my family, I love The Church and I love my Nation."

I Love, admire and Celebrate Pastor Chichi Bismark, a young pretty, vibrant Woman, who could have married any rich man then, but was obviously intimate with her God enough to look for something beyond riches, refused to look at her man with a natural eye as everyone around her seemed to be doing, perceived his Great Future, and dared to look and see beyond his natural circumstances then and genuinely Loved him for who he is and not what he had.

I usually say, Sacrifice is bearable where true Love abounds.

I Love and celebrate Bishop Tudor and Chichi Bismark today, Global sought after, African, Zimbabwean born and raised, Influential Leaders to admire and emulate. Africa's Gems and God's Living Generals.

With much Love, honour and respect Bishop Sir!

Bishop Nelson Nzvimbo is the Founder, President and the Presiding Bishop of Ablaze International Ministries Inc. Ablaze Churches International, Holy Ghost School of Ministry Bible College (HGSM), Iron Sharpens Iron Pastors and Leaders Conferences (iSi), which hosts annual Young Ministers Conferences, Senior Pastors Breakfast, Pastors Kids Dinner. He is the voice behind WORD MOMENTS, his Preaching and Teaching program which is designed for expounding the WORD of God through all social media platforms and live conferences.

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