Overview
- Former world bantamweight champion Zolani Tete was shot and declared dead at the scene on Friday evening, and one other person was wounded and taken to hospital.
- Initial reports disagree on where the attack occurred, with some outlets saying he was confronted at his home in Mdantsane and others saying it happened as he was returning from the gym.
- The South African Police Service has opened murder and attempted murder cases in the Eastern Cape and no arrests have been reported so far.
- Tete’s four-year doping suspension expired on 29 July, clearing the way for a planned comeback and a scheduled return to the ring later this year.
- The shooting has shocked South African sport and will focus attention on the police probe, the safety of athletes in the region, and the impact on Tete’s family and local boxing community.