Four arrested over ex-boxing champ Zolani Tete's killing

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of former two-division world boxing champion Zolani Tete, who was killed outside his home in South Africa last week. The arrests were announced by police on Monday, August 24, 2026, with one suspect expected to appear in court the same day.

Tete, 38, was ambushed on the evening of Friday, August 21, while sitting in his car and waiting for his gate to open at his residence in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape. According to police, two armed men wearing balaclavas emerged from another vehicle and opened fire. Tete attempted to drive into his yard to escape but died at the scene. A 27-year-old female passenger in the vehicle sustained multiple gunshot wounds and remains hospitalized.

The first suspect, a 22-year-old man, was arrested on Saturday, August 22, in KuGompo City and has been formally charged with murder and attempted murder. Three additional suspects, aged 27, 27, and 28, were apprehended on Sunday, August 23, in Mdantsane and Scenery Park. A 30-year-old man initially taken into custody has since been released and is considered a potential witness. Eastern Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana...