AKA murder: 6 arrested, as it emerges musician was followed from ...

Police Minister Bheki Cele says six suspects have been arrested for the murder of award-winning rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and his friend, chef and entrepreneur Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane. 

The pair were gunned down outside the Wish restaurant in Durban on 10 February 2023.

In an address to reporters on Tuesday evening, Cele said the suspects were connected to other murder cases.

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said investigations showed that the musician was followed from when he landed at Durban's King Shaka Airport on 10 February 2023, to his hotel at Umhlanga and then to the Wish restaurant where he was gunned down. 

Four of the suspects are expected to make their first appearance in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Thursday. 

Mkhwanazi said two of the suspects were arrested in Eswatini and were not in the country yet. He added that they were still hunting for a seventh suspect.

The Forbes family have declined to comment on the latest developments.

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