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Kenny Kunene found at DJ Sumbody murder suspect’s house

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Kenny Kunene found at DJ Sumbody murder suspect’s house

Kenny Kunene found at DJ Sumbody murder suspect’s house! Businessman and Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene has confirmed that he was present during the arrest of a suspect linked to the deaths of DJ Sumbody and his bodyguards.

The DJ was gunned down in a hail of bullets while driving through Woodmead, Johannesburg, in November 2022.

Kenny Kunene found

Kenny Kunene found

On Tuesday, reports surfaced that Kenny Kunene was at Katiso “KT” Molefe’s home, one of the accused, during his arrest. Speaking to eNCA on Tuesday afternoon, Kunene claimed he was accompanying young journalists to an arranged interview at Molefe’s house.

He said his contact organised the interview opportunity, and he accompanied the journalists to the location. Kunene denied having any personal relationship with Molefe or having spoken with him before.

4 arrested in DJ Sumbody murder case

He insisted his role was strictly professional and limited to helping the journalists with access to an interview.

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Four suspects linked to DJ Sumbody’s 2022 murder were arrested in Gauteng on Monday. SAPS revealed that three suspects are believed to be hitmen hired to carry out the fatal ambush.

The fourth suspect is allegedly the mastermind who planned and ordered DJ Sumbody’s assassination.

“The [police] team arrested four men between the ages of 45 and 60 in connection with the murder of a popular South African DJ, Oupa John Sefoka, popularly known as DJ Sumbody. Gauteng organised crime detectives worked on the case and later roped in the SAPS political killings task team to assist,” said National police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe.

DJ Sumbody murder

The weapon allegedly used was seized and linked to other high-profile murder cases. The four suspects face three murder charges tied to the 2022 ambush that killed DJ Sumbody and his bodyguards, Sibusiso Mokoena and Sandile Myeza.

They appeared briefly in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court today. The case was postponed to 29 July 2025 for further investigation and verification of new forensic evidence.

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