AKA Murder Investigation: Mzansi Rubbishes KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s Development Claims

AKA Murder Investigation: Mzansi Rubbishes KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s Development Claims

  • The KZN police claim to have identified new suspects linked to AKA's murder
  • According to Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the police have started building a case
  • The announcement has been slammed by social media users who think it will jeopardise the investigation

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Award-winning rapper AKA in Los Angeles, California.
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has reported that new suspects around the murder of AKA have been identified. Images: @akaworldwide/Instagram @blavk_rebel/Instagram
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There finally has been some development with finding the killers of South African rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, who is popularly known as AKA.

AKA was assassinated outside a Durban restaurant along with former manager Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane on 10 February 2023.

KZN police identify suspects in AKA's case

An independent news reporter @TheTruthPanther tweeted the update on his timeline:

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"The perpetrators who shot and killed rapper AKA and his companion Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane have reportedly been identified by police in Kwazulu-Natal. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the commissioner of KZN police, claims that they are compiling strong evidence before making any arrests in this case."

Check out his tweet below:

Tweeps unimpressed with Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's announcement

Some people on Twitter met the developments with annoyance, indicating that it would disrupt the investigation. Meanwhile, others felt it was a waste of the state's funds.

@Paledian concluded:

"Just leave this case and focus funds elsewhere. You will never arrest these people."

@uMaster_Sandz sarcastically said:

"They have been identifying them since day one."

@Andygassant added:

"So they can have time to escape?"

@Sbuddahmlangeni commented:

"They've been saying that for the past few months and end up arresting the wrong people."

@Sirboring_26 frustratedly said:

"Same thing with Senzo and look at the court case! More twist and turns, than the 'Days of our Lives'."

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@Zakes_ngidi added:

"Why would you tell the media this? Now they will run away."

@Ntobeko73259724 was fed up:

"No man they need to make an arrest, not irritate us with investigation stories."

Mzansi frustrated with Senzo Meyiwa's case

In a related Briefly News story, netizens have become upset with the never-ending twists and turns in the murder trial of slain Orlando Pirates goalie Senzo Meyiwa.

Witness number 10, Sergeant Mandla Masondo, claimed that the gun used to kill the footballer belonged to suspect number 5, Mthobisi Mncube.

The sergeant was later discredited, making South Africans feel more disgruntled with the police and justice system.

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Molebogeng Seemela (Entertainment Editor) Molebogeng Seemela is a journalist and a current affairs reporter for Briefly News (joined in 2023) with over 10 years of experience. She obtained her National Diploma in 2013, and Bachelor of Technology in 2014 at TUT, majoring in Editorial Management. Specialist Reporting: Print, Features and Reviews; Advanced Reporting; and Advanced Editing and Design for Print. She has been a freelance journalist for several years but cemented her place as a reporter with the SABC, and Cosmopolitan SA.