Police said their investigation team had made progress in the year-long case.
Police are appealing for calm as fans and family of Keenan “Alias” Forbes lament that no arrests have been made a year after he was murdered along with his best friend Thebelo “Tibs” Motsoane.
Saturday marks one year since award-winning rapper AKA and chef Motsoane were murdered outside Durban's Wish nightclub.
Police spokesperson Brigadier General Atrenda Mate said a team of experts, detectives and analysts were investigating the incident.
“SAPS recognizes and understands that this is a very sensitive issue. We have spent countless hours over the past year tracking down those behind these murders. I would like to assure the affected families and the general public that unlimited human resources have been expended.
“We are aware that communication with affected families has been limited and, as the investigation is at a very sensitive stage, we have decided to restrict all communication related to this matter. did.
“The limited communication was in no way intended to hurt the affected families. However, we will work to improve this in the near future,” she said in a statement Saturday. Ta.
“Suspects involved in other crimes”
In an interview with eNCA, Mate said some of the suspects in the double murder were already in prison on other charges.
“We have solid evidence linking the identified suspects and other suspects are in custody in connection with other matters.
“The other players are on the run, but the team is after them,” she told the news channel.
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AKA and Motsoane both died at the scene, shocking the popular rapper's fan base.
Wish closed shortly after the tragic incident.
Tibbs' mother died of heartache
In a separate television interview with eNCA, Tebello's father, Sylvester Motsoane, spoke of the pain of losing his child and burying his wife eight months later.
“You know, after my son's death, my wife wasn't the same at all. That cheerful person, telling jokes, doing all kinds of things… just doing the housework, going to the room. He just wanted to take a break.
“There wasn't a day that went by that she didn't say, 'I miss Tebello.' It kills me, it killed me,” Motsoane said through tears.
Tibbs' mother, Laihab Niniwe Motsoane, died in October at the age of 77.
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