Reuters —
Former world boxing champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete was shot dead outside his home in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province on Friday, police and the country’s sports minister said.
The 38-year-old was arriving at his residence in Mdantsane township when two armed men wearing balaclavas got out of a vehicle and opened fire.
“I will not speculate about who did this or why,” Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said in a statement.
Tete’s killing will renew attention on violent crime in South Africa, which continues to have one of the world’s highest murder rates despite recent declines in homicides. The murder of the world champion has also struck a chord in Mdantsane, the Eastern Cape township that has produced some of South Africa’s most successful boxers.
