Two South African men found guilty of murdering Mozambican Manuel Josias Sithole have been sentenced to 10 and 17 years.<\/p>\n
The killing happened last April at the height of a wave of xenophobic violence but police say the motive was robbery.<\/p>\n
The cause got massive attention after being captured on camera by photojournalist James Oatway.<\/p>\n
His death led Graca Machel, widow of Nelson Mandela, to call for unity in the country.<\/p>\n
“I am South African. I am Mozambican. I am Zambian. I am Zimbabwean,” she said at a memorial service for Mr Sithole.<\/p>\n
Mthinta Bhengu and Sifundo Mzimela were found guilty of killing Mr Sithole on the streets of Alexandra, Johannesburg in broad daylight.<\/p>\n
“One man got Emmanuel down on the ground and started beating him with a monkey wrench,” Mr Oatway said, speaking shortly after the attack.<\/p>\n
Bhengu was seen as the instigator of the attack and got a 17-year sentence, while Mzimela, who got a 10-year term, was described as his accomplice.<\/p>\n
The BBC’s Nomsa Maseko in South Africa says police investigations revealed that the pair robbed Mr Sithole of cigarettes and attacked him when he demanded that they pay for them.<\/p>\n
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