Musician and record label boss DJ Tila was dealt a major blow on Wednesday, April 24, when his Afrotainment studio in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, was broken into.
R25,000 reward for information regarding the break-in at DJ TIRA's Afrotainment studio.
The Afrotainment Studios account on Facebook shared a photo depicting the vandalism. Initially, the reward was R20,000, which has now been increased to R5,000.
“Last night (Wednesday, April 24, 2024) there was a break-in at Afrotainment Studios. All of the studio’s equipment was stolen. This included a hard drive consisting of music files containing unreleased music. Drive included,” the post reads.
DJ Tira (real name Musokozisi Kati) and his team are asking anyone with information or who has come across someone selling studio equipment that they believe to be stolen equipment from Afrotainment to come forward. I begged him to contact me on his cell phone number.
“There is a R20 000 reward for anyone who can provide information that will lead to the successful recovery of the studio equipment,” they wrote, before writing again: “Please help us get studio equipment. He offers us R25,000 as a reward. Please give us the information.”
The robber 'knew' the cameras weren't working
talk to Jimoja, office manager Samukelo Mpisane said the robbers took everything. This includes a hard drive containing unrealized music belonging to singer Dladla Mushunkisi and bassist Prince Buro.
“They took everything. We can see that they were planning this robbery,” he added.
“We had so many things planned and this has delayed them significantly,” he added.
Officials said the burglars had inside information because the break-in occurred when the cameras were not working.
“Strangers cannot jump and break down the gate. These are the people who know Tira's location and the fact that the cameras are not working,” the source said.
DJ TIRA recently lost his car keys
This is the second time this year that DJ Tira is offering a bounty for people who lose their belongings. In March, Thank you Mr. DJ The hitmaker lost the keys to his Mercedes G Wagon and asked his Uber driver to contact him.
At the time, the musician said he would offer the e-hailing service's drivers a reward if they returned it. This was after he failed to report the incident on the Uber app.
“I left the keys to my Mercedes G Wagon in an Uber on Saturday, March 2nd. Can the driver who took me to OR Tambo give me the keys back? [I will give him] R5000. I reported on the app “hhayi kuyabheda”! [its not working out] Ngishizeni Bo! [Please help me],” he wrote.
“The driver should know that I'm not blaming him, it's all my fault. He was careless. All I need is for him to reach out and give me my keys back. I just want to thank him and reward him,” he said.
Fortunately for the Afrotainment owner, the keys were returned and the driver was given a R5,000 reward as promised.