South African police have arrested six individuals in reference to the dying of outstanding rapper Kiernan Forbes, also called AKA, and his shut pal, celeb chef and entrepreneur Tebello “Tibz” Motshoane.
On February 10, 2023, the 2 had been killed whereas out for a stroll with a pal at a well known restaurant in Durban, simply earlier than he was scheduled to carry out at a neighborhood membership.
AKA started his profession in music as a member of the rap trio “Entity” earlier than going solo.
Till his dying, he obtained quite a few honours in South Africa and was admired around the globe.
He obtained nominations from Black Leisure Tv and MTV Europe, and he was acknowledged posthumously on the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards.
In keeping with the police, the suspects are to seem in court docket on Thursday.
“It was clear that AKA was monitored from the airport and Tibz was not the meant goal within the homicide on Florida Street in Durban. We all know they had been paid for this,” KwaZulu-Natal provincial Police Commissioner, Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, mentioned Tuesday night time.
South Africa’s Police Minister, Bheki Cele, mentioned that the murders of AKA and his companion, which had been allegedly seen on closed-circuit tv cameras, startled many voters of the nation, which has one of many highest homicide charges on this planet.
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“I hope South Africans will sleep higher after this,” he mentioned.
South Africa has one of many world’s highest homicide charges, with a number of celebrities among the many victims.
