By no means come to Durban once more, you already know what you probably did to Nellie Tembe: AKA had been warned!

Investigations into the loss of life of slain South African rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes are persevering with as particulars round his loss of life come to mild.

AKA was shot lifeless at a preferred restaurant in Durban’s Florida Street on Friday night time. The deadly capturing additionally resulted within the loss of life of his lifelong pal, wine proprietor, and ebook writer Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane.

Police had been nonetheless combing the scene for proof late on Saturday and Sunday, after broadly shared CCTV footage.

What occurred

On Friday night time, the loss of life of the celebrated rapper despatched stunning waves after pictures of police blocking the street on the restaurant circulated on social media.

Hours earlier than his loss of life, AKA, seen on his Instagram Tales, shared movies of him travelling to KwaZulu-Natal, the place one of many first locations he went to was a fitness center.

The rapper, who was visibly excited to be within the province, acquired a recent haircut at Bryd & Groom, earlier than being seen indulging in sea meals at native restaurant Want with former Dream Staff member Lusasa “Saso” Ngcobo, DJ and producer Benny Maverick amongst different mates.

AKA was billed to make an look at YūGō social membership for his birthday celebration tour.

Gun photographs

The Composure hit maker is the third artist to be gunned down up to now 4 months in South Africa.

Talking to TimesLIVE, ALS paramedic Garrith Jamieson mentioned the 35-year-old sustained a number of gunshot wounds.

Jamieson defined that simply after 10.15pm, they responded to a capturing incident the place two males sustained a number of gunshot wounds.

“On arrival, paramedics met complete chaos and a scene the place two males, believed to be of their late 30s, sustained a number of gunshot wounds.

“Paramedics assisted the boys and sadly the primary male confirmed no indicators of life and was declared deceased on the scene.”

In accordance with sources, a 3rd individual was additionally injured through the capturing and was taken to hospital privately.

The killers

Two males have been recognized as suspects within the case after CCTV footage was shared on-line.

Police in KwaZulu-Natal mentioned info at their disposal at this stage point out AKA and Tibz had been strolling in direction of their automobile from the restaurant after they had been allegedly approached by two armed suspects who shot the victims at shut vary.

“The suspects are reported to have fled from the scene on foot. Each victims had been declared lifeless on the scene. The motive of the capturing is unknown at this stage and police investigations are ongoing,” mentioned police.

Police investigation

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for transport and group security Sipho Hlomuka mentioned extremely certified groups of investigators have been assigned to convey the perpetrators to ebook.

Hlomuka, the chairperson of the provincial justice crime prevention and safety cluster (JCPS), mentioned he acquired a report from the provincial commissioner of police, Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

“We can’t give up the liberty and security of our folks to criminals. What we’re witnessing in our province is completely unacceptable and police have assured us that they’re working across the clock to arrest these criminals. We’re assured that the police will win this battle,” mentioned Hlomuka.

Witnesses on the scene

Witnesses on the scene described to TimesLIVE what they noticed after they arrived on the scene.

A resident who lives close to the restaurant, who requested to not be named, rushed to the scene after the gunshots.

“For a very fashionable individual like him to be killed on a busy street like that is simply sh0cking. The entire street was blocked and other people got here out to the scene. Whoever did this selected to shoot him in Durban as a result of they knew it was extra relaxed, particularly on Florida Street.”

‘An assassination’

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula claimed AKA was assassinated.

Talking outdoors AKA’s residence in Bryanston, Johannesburg, Mbalula mentioned he was assured the police will crack the case.

“We are able to’t make speculations, however we all know and have seen, it was a success. AKA was assassinated,” he mentioned.

“We consider within the capability of the police to dig deep and get the killers and in addition resolve why it occurred.”

A supply near the Fela In Versace hit maker claimed that after his fiancée Anele “Nelli” Tembe’s loss of life the rapper acquired a number of warnings by no means to step foot in Durban once more. The supply, who can also be near a former enterprise affiliate of AKA’s, mentioned this individual had been warned to distance himself from the singer.

Nelli’s father, Moses Tembe, denied hypothesis suggesting he or his household had been concerned within the rapper’s loss of life, telling Sunday Occasions: “Anybody who really is aware of me and our household wouldn’t unfold such rumours. We’ve by no means judged Kiernan. We demonstrated our love for him to the final day.”

Nelli died in April 2021 on the Pepperclub Resort in Cape City after she apparently fell from the tenth flooring of the lodge.

— TimesLIVE