AKA

17 May

Five Men Accused Of Murdering South African Rapper AKA Denied Bail

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The five men suspected of murdering South African rapper AKA have been denied bail. The men appeared in the Durban magistrate’s court on Wednesday. The magistrate said releasing them would be reckless and irresponsible, News24 reported. Last year AKA and his close friend Tebello Motsoane were gunned down outside of a restaurant in Durban in a killing that shocked South Africans. Police said hitmen were paid to target AKA but no motive was revealed. Two more men also accused are awaiting extradition from Eswatini. Source: BBC

02 Apr

Gcaba Family Denies Allegations Of A Role In AKA’s Murder

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South Africa’s influential Gcaba family has denied speculation that one of its members was involved in the murder of popular rapper AKA. AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes, and his close friend, Tibz Motsoane, were shot dead outside a restaurant in Durban in February last year. Last Wednesday, prosecutors in the trial of the rapper’s suspected killers implicated Sydney Mfundo Gcaba, a member of the Gcaba family, in the rapper’s killing. A statement presented to court by the investigating officer alleged that one of Mr Gcaba’s companies sent over 800,000 rand ($42,000; £33,000) to the bank account of Mziwethemba Harvey Gwabeni,…