{"id":34595,"date":"2017-05-16T15:48:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T15:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/arrests-over-murder-of-south-africa-star-mandla\/"},"modified":"2017-05-16T15:48:16","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T15:48:16","slug":"arrests-over-murder-of-south-africa-star-mandla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/arrests-over-murder-of-south-africa-star-mandla\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrests over murder of South Africa star Mandla Hlatshwayo"},"content":{"rendered":"

{South African police say four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of former actor on popular local TV series Generations.}<\/p>\n

Mandla Hlatshwayo and his friend were shot after confronting a group of men who had robbed women of their mobile phones in a pub in Soweto.<\/p>\n

The suspects were found in possession of drugs and an unlicensed gun.<\/p>\n

South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world with more than 50,000 cases reported every year.<\/p>\n

“Police are questioning the suspects to see if they can link them to the shooting,” says the police’s Lungelo Dlamini.<\/p>\n

Tributes are still pouring in for the star who was also a DJ on local radio station Jozi FM.
\nThose who knew the 40-year-old have described him as a selfless man.<\/p>\n

\"Mandla<\/figure>\n

Source:BBC <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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