AKA and Tibz Murder Suspects Return to Durban Court As Mzansi Continues To Call for Justice

AKA and Tibz Murder Suspects Return to Durban Court As Mzansi Continues To Call for Justice

  • Five men accused of murdering award-winning rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and his friend Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane appeared in the Durban Magistrate's Court on 6 March 2024
  • The accused, Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi, Lindelani Ndimade, Siyanda Myeza, Mziwethemba Gwabeni, and Lindokuhle Ndimande are facing several charges
  • The case was postponed to March 14, 2024, for bail verification, with the accused expected to apply for bail at a later date

The five men accused of murdering award-winning rapper KiernAKA" Forbes and his friend Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane are back in the Durban Magistrate's court on Wednesday, 6 March 2024.

AKA and Tibz's murder suspects back in court
AKA and Tibz's murder suspects have appeared in the Durban court again. Image: @akaworldwide and @tebello.motsoane
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AKA and Tibz murder accused in court again

AKA and Tibz's suspected murderers are set to appear in the Durban Magistrate's court for the second time. The five accused, whose names are Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi, Lindelani Ndimade, Siyanda Myeza, Mziwethemba Gwabeni, and Lindokuhle Ndimande, are facing a long list of charges.

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According to The South African, the charges include two counts of murder for Forbes and Motsoane's deaths, five counts of attempted murder and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.

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When were AKA and Tibz murdered?

The award-winning rapper was shot and killed outside Wish Restaurant on Florida Road in Durban on 10 February 2023. Tibz was also shot and killed during the incident, although investigators believe that he was not the target.

AKA and Tibz murder case postponed again

Following the appearance of the five accused in court, the case was postponed to 14 March 2024. eNCA reported that the accused were in court for bail verification and would be back again to apply for bail in a few days.

A look at AKA’s suspected killers' Eswatini hideout

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Case against AKA murder suspects in Eswatini gets postponed and their faces revealed, fans furious

In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported that the two men accused of being linked to the killing of rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes lived at a house in Zone 4, Mbabane, before they were captured by the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS).

News Room Afrika shared footage of the house the two murder accused hid in. The names of the men who hail from Durban were revealed to the media, and they are brothers.

Source: Briefly News

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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.