Zingari Posted 19 October 2007 Posted 19 October 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7052050.stm South African reggae star shot dead Fri 19 Oct 2007, 5:55 GMT By Marius Bosch JOHANNESBURG, Oct 19 (Reuters Life!) - Gunmen have shot and killed South African reggae star Lucky Dube in front of his son and daughter in one of the highest-profile murders in the country, police said on Friday. Dube, 43, was killed in an apparent carjacking attempt on Thursday evening and police were 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. The murder of South Africa's biggest-selling reggae singer cast a pall over the national mood a day before the country's rugby union team face England in the final of the World Cup. Some callers to radio stations said the South African team should play wearing black armbands as a sign of mourning for Dube. Opperman said the singer was attacked shortly after 1800 GMT in Johannesburg's Rossettenville suburb. Police earlier said he was dropping his son off when the attack took place. Dube's killing is one of the most high-profile killings in South Africa, which has one of the world's worst murder rates. The number of rapes, carjackings and assaults also are high, with some of the most violent types of crime rising last year despite efforts to beef up police forces. Dube recorded more than 20 albums in his career and won over 20 awards locally and internationally. His first album, released in 1984 with the title "Rastas Never Die, was banned by the country's apartheid government. According to Dube's Web site, the singer had just completed a month-long tour of the U.S. During his career he performed across the world and shared the stage with music stars such as Sinead O'Connor, Peter Gabriel and Sting among others. Paul Boateng, Britain's ambassador to South Africa, told Talk Radio 702 he was shocked by Dube's death. "Both my wife and I are big fans...It is a great loss to music internationally".
Micky Ruddle Posted 19 October 2007 Posted 19 October 2007 Nasty shot dead in front of his children Sick minded people. They really are.
Asha Posted 19 October 2007 Posted 19 October 2007 Nasty Sick minded people. They really are. I totally agree. What kind of dick shoots someone in front of their children. Now his kids got to live with the nightmares. Disgusting. Cnuts.
David O'Leary Posted 3 November 2007 Posted 3 November 2007 anybody know how old the kids were? R.I.P
James. Posted 4 November 2007 Posted 4 November 2007 A tragic shame that it took his death to get me listening to his music... I've Got You Babe Back to my Roots War and Crime
BigGibbo Posted 5 November 2007 Posted 5 November 2007 Lucky dube How appropriate is crazy world great track They should re-release it in his memory & for his family
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