Pablo the Zanzou club bouncer, urges the government to take the scandal seriously
Pablo, the Zanzou club bouncer, urges the government to take the Zanzou scandal seriously.
There’s a major scandal unfolding in Pretoria right now, and it’s all centered around a nightclub called Zanzou. Videos have surfaced showing bouncers torturing and sexually assaulting patrons, and it’s sparked a massive outcry. Pablo, a guy who worked as a bouncer there for seven years, is the one who leaked these disturbing clips.
Now, he’s sounding the alarm, urging the government to take this seriously because, according to him, if they don’t, people might start disappearing. Yeah, it’s that intense.
Pablo’s not just dropping the videos and calling it a day—he’s also saying the police are missing the full picture. He claims there are at least sixteen suspects involved, way more than the eight the cops are currently chasing. Speaking of the police, they’ve nabbed one guy so far—a 41-year-old Congolese man—and are on the hunt for at least eight others. The Human Rights Commission is also digging into this mess, trying to get to the bottom of it.
Zanzou’s management, meanwhile, is scrambling to save face. They say they’ve fired the bouncers caught on camera and brought in a new security team, swearing this was just a few bad apples and not a deeper issue. But people aren’t buying it, especially with whispers that Zanzou might’ve been operating illegally as a nightclub, breaking local zoning rules.
Things get even wilder with Pablo’s allegations that Zanzou’s got ties to corrupt police officials in places like Sunnyside, Brooklyn, and Mamelodi. He says cases against the club mysteriously vanish—like they’re being scrubbed from the system—which, if true, is seriously troubling. All this whistleblowing has put Pablo in the crosshairs; he’s getting death threats and is begging the government for protection. You can tell he’s terrified but dead set on seeing this through.
This whole mess isn’t just about the shocking videos—it’s exposing some ugly human rights issues. Patrons are being tortured and assaulted over things like unpaid tabs or supposed thefts. It’s brutal, and it’s got people asking how this could even happen. With Pablo raising the red flag and the authorities starting to move, it’s a tense standoff. A lot of folks are watching, wondering if the response will match the scale of the problem—or if it’ll fall short, like Pablo fears.
