FORMER SABC sports anchor and government communicator Jeffrey Zikhali was gunned down in a suspected hijacking incident on Friday night, 1 December.
Zikhali, who was with SABC for some time, was driving around Ndabayakhe in Empangeni, north of KZN, heading to his ancestral home in Dlangezwa, not far from Empangeni when he met his death.
His car is still missing, and it's alleged that the hijackers drove away with his car.
The KZN MEC for Community Safety Sipho Hlomuka has revealed that Empangeni cops have begun their manhunt to find the perpetrators who drove away with Zikhali’s vehicle.
“We strongly condemn the murder of Zikhali, and we urge community members to assist law enforcement with critical information to ensure that these criminals are apprehended,” said Hlomuka.
He also revealed that law enforcement is working on profiling and identifying crime hot spot areas where police visibility will be increased.
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“Police have also intensified operations to recover illegal firearms and ammunition from criminals. We need all the hands on the deck to ensure that we strengthen a united front against crime,” said Hlomuka.
Zikhali’s fans have shared their condolences on social media.
Jita Victor said: “A product of Radio Khwezi at Sizabantu mission. He then moved to SABC TV as a soccer analyst. The late Isaac ‘Shakes’ Kungwane used to call him ‘Ivumbuka’ because he was an unknown in South Africa soccer and yet he was in the level of Robert Marawa in analysing cocker. Go well my brother.”
Sabelo Mbewana said: “Those who did this must be found and pay. How can someone so innocent and warm die in such cruel shamefully violent death?”
