JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Gunmen shot reggae star Lucky Dube in front of his children in one of South Africa's highest-profile murders, uniting political rivals in calls for a crackdown on violent crime. Dube, 43, was killed in an apparent botched carjacking on Thursday evening in a Johannesburg suburb. Police are searching for three suspects, police spokesman Eugene Opperman said.
"They allegedly tried to take his vehicle, but then shots were fired and he was fatally wounded," Opperman said.
Police said he was dropping his son off when the attack took place. Another of his children was in the car.
The murder of South Africa's biggest-selling reggae singer cast a shadow over the national mood a day before the country's rugby union team face England in the final of the World Cup.
President Thabo Mbeki said his countrymen should work together to cut crime in South Africa, which has one of the world's highest murder rates.
"Even as we prepare to celebrate the victory of the Springboks we must also grieve the death of an outstanding South African and, indeed, make a commitment that we shall continue to act together as a people to confront this terrible scourge of crime, which has taken the lives of too many of our people -- and does so every day," he said.
LUCKY DUBE - TOGETHER AS ONE
5 comments:
i don't know this man...song look old nuh rass
sorry to hear dat. but i didnt even know a who dis
yea the video looks like it was in bob marley dem days
I cant believe you guys...yal need to know your roots
Sorry to see u go Lucky Dube
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