Vigilantes 'Vent' Anger After Dube Murder

The vigilante-style attack on Friday by about 20 residents from Bez Valley, Johannesburg, was the most threatening sign of a groundswell of popular anger in the wake of the reggae star's murder.

Fed-up South Africans, outraged at Dube's death, were reclaiming their streets from the criminals. According to an eyewitness in Bez Valley, a woman was on her way to work when a man who stole her handbag attacked her. Her screams alerted a group of Athlone High School boys, who then chased after him. "They caught him and held him down.