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Six suspects have been arrested in connection with the murders of well-known South African rapper Kiernan Forbes, popularly known as AKA, and his close friend, celebrity chef and entrepreneur Tebello \u201cTibz\u201d Motshoane.<\/p>\n
The two were gunned down outside a restaurant in Durban a year ago, in a killing that shocked South Africans. Police said hitmen were paid to target AKA, but no motive was revealed. In his career, he had a string of hits including with Nigeria\u2019s Burna Boy.<\/p>\n
The suspects, all aged below 36, are due to appear in court on Thursday. \u201cIt was clear that AKA was monitored from the airport and Tibz was not the intended target in the murder on Florida Road in Durban, we know they were paid for this,\u201d Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner, said in a press briefing on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
He said that the six accused men played different roles in the plot to kill AKA. The suspects who are behind bars include two gunmen who fired several rounds at the victims, two spotters who followed AKA from Durban\u2019s airport, someone who sourced the firearms which were used in the ambush, as well as the mastermind.<\/p>\n
Some of the suspects are also linked to other murder cases which are unrelated to these killings. Two\u00a0of the men were found in a hideout in neighbouring Eswatini following a raid which was carried out by Interpol over the weekend.<\/p>\n
They appeared at a magistrate\u2019s court in Eswatini on Tuesday. Plans are under way to extradite the duo to face murder charges in South Africa.<\/p>\n
Lt Gen Mkhwanazi said local media reports around the arrest may have tipped off a seventh suspect, who is still on the run.<\/p>\n
Exhibits recovered during the arrests include four vehicles, firearms linked to the murders of AKA and Motshoane and empty cartridges.<\/p>\n
Police Minister Bheki Cele acknowledged that the killings of AKA and his friend, which were caught on CCTV cameras, disturbed many people in the country, which has one of the highest murder rates in the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope South Africans will sleep better after this,\u201d he said. Reflecting on the motive that minister said it will \u201ccome out in court\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are all interested to know what the motive was. It is very clear that it was not a case of someone waking up in the morning angry. You can see that in the build-up and co-ordination.\u201d<\/p>\n
AKA began his musical career as part of the rap group Entity before he launched his solo career, winning several awards in South Africa for his music.<\/p>\n
He was also celebrated internationally, with several nominations for awards from Black Entertainment Television (BET) and MTV Europe. He received a posthumous honour at the BET Hip Hop Awards last year.<\/p>\n
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