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Reggae star Lucky Dube was allegedly shot dead because one of his assailants thought he was a Nigerian national, the Johannesburg High Court heard today.

Dube witness doesn’t recognise accused

Mpho Maropeng, wife to Thabo Maropeng whose charges had since been dropped, said on the day of Dube’s death four men including her husband had driven to Rosettenville.
This is according to information related to her by Thabo a day after the incident.
She said Thabo told her what had happened after receiving a call from one of the accused, Mbuti Mabe, telling him to watch a television broadcast showing Dube’s death.



"I was also watching, they were showing Lucky Dube singing and depicted a vehicle which had crashed into a tree. That’s when Thabo said he wanted to tell me something.


"He told me that they had driven to Rosettenville after we separated the previous day.


"He said they drove around, all four of them, in the Polo. Theystopped in a certain spot in Rosettenville. A Chrysler C200 stopped close by during which time accused number one and two went out of the VW and approached the Chrysler.


"While Thabo and accused number three remained in the car. He said they then heard the first gunshot going off and accused number three told Thabo to go see what had happened.


"Thabo said he went to the car, placed both hands on the roof and looked what had happened before going back to the Polo.


"During this time a second shot went off and he said that accused number one and two came back and told them to drive off."


Mpho said that when she asked Thabo why they had shot Dube he told her that Mabe had told him that "he did not see it was him (Dube). He thought it was a Nigerian national."


Judge Moshidi adjourned the trial and requested that

the defence counsel listen and familiarise themselves with the taped evidence of Mpho.


Mabe, Sifiso Mhlanga and Julius Xowa, all in their thirties, are on trial for the murder of Dube outside his brother’s house in Rosettenville, southern Johannesburg, on October 13, 2007.

attention seeker, just made up a story so that he post his pic, drama queen or rather drama king?

dump the bi***ch

nigerians are the most unpatriotic fans i have ever seen. Look guys those guys are the under 20's hello. Give them a chance instead of distroying them with your insults, South Africa didnt win even a bronce but we dont care because we know we have to encourage our boys,

I bet none of you can even kick a ball well. What a shame,

Ok nigeria lets pray we meet in the finals again

being comfortable in whatever you do is dangerous, nigerians became too comfortable and arrogant thats why they lost.

The giant of africa lost.

on a serious note you guys should learn to accept defeat, just one defeat and you are already calling your coach insults.

i sense that you are using this as an excuse, u dont want to continue with the relationship, be a man brother

no brother dont be sad, just enjoy the fruits of your actions, they dont taste so good now do they?

Serves you right, next time put yoour little you where it belongs, inside your zipper

another insecure loser . You dont derserve her.

my man you are a stalker