The suspects, of what is thought to be a failed carjacking attempt, allegedly shot the 43 year-old Lucky Dube as he was dropping off his two teen sons at his brother’s house in Rosettenville. According accounts, Dube was shot three times before the killers got away.According to Superintendent Eugene Opperman, only four of the suspects that can be directly linked to Mr. Dube’s killing will be brought before the Johannesburg Magistrate Court to face charges of murder, attempted murder and possession of firearms and ammunition. The fifth suspect arrested with the others will be brought before the Katlehong’s magistrate court to face charges of possession of stolen property.
Along with the suspects, the police netted 2 stolen handguns, a Volkswagen Polo and three other stolen vehicles.
Lucky Dube‘s family has requested that the reggae star’s funeral be a private event, according to Arnold Mabunda, the family’s spokesperson. In order to avoid a circus atmosphere, the media will be prohibited from the Sunday services at Farmers’ Hall in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal to accommodate Mr. Dube’s and the family’s religious wishes.
A Wednesday memorial service will held at the Bassline in Newton.
Author: TJ Nelson
TJ Nelson is a regular CD reviewer and editor at World Music Central. She is also a fiction writer. Check out her latest book, Chasing Athena’s Shadow.
Set in Pineboro, North Carolina, Chasing Athena’s Shadow follows the adventures of Grace, an adult literacy teacher, as she seeks to solve a long forgotten family mystery. Her charmingly dysfunctional family is of little help in her quest. Along with her best friends, an attractive Mexican teacher and an amiable gay chef, Grace must find the one fading memory that holds the key to why Grace’s great-grandmother, Athena, shot her husband on the courthouse steps in 1931.
Traversing the line between the Old South and New South, Grace will have to dig into the past to uncover Athena’s true crime.
