Mistaken Identity in a Crime Hotspot: Zimbabwe Footballer Escapes Johannesburg Shooting

Divine Lunga, a 31-year-old Zimbabwe international and Mamelodi Sundowns defender, escaped unharmed when gunmen fired on his vehicle in Johannesburg's Hillbrow district on Sunday. Police are investigating the shooting as attempted murder. The Citizen reports the shooter mistook Lunga for an undercover police officer—a recurring error pattern in South African crime. Hillbrow has long struggled with elevated violent crime, raising concerns for foreign athletes in the region.