‘She is brave,’ Internet to author of Anele and AKA’s book

by Silindokuhle Booi

South African author and journalist Melinda Ferguson impressed mzansi with her new book When Love Kills: The Tragic Tale of AKA and Anele set to be available as of next week.

The deaths of these two love birds has become a controversial subject in South Africa. Anele died on the 11th of April 2021 after she fell from the 1oth floor of the Pepper Hotel in Cape Town while she was with her then fiancé AKA who was  later gunned down in Durban last year February.

Taking to her Facebook page, Melinda shared the book cover and wrote, “I have never worked harder on a book. I have never been more freaked out by a story. I have never kept a secret like I have this one, but the news has just been leaked on social media.”

“So here it is from the fire horse’s mouth. My new book will hit the shelves next week …. it’s been a real journey to get this out. It nearly killed my own relationship. It’s a story that broke my heart,” she added.

While her Facebook friends could not stop themselves from expressing how excited they are, the book reached the streets of the controversial social media platform X, an app formerly known as Twitter where people also shared their opinions.

One X user wrote:

One was concerned about Melinda:

Another user said that we all need to know the truth about AKA:

Also see: Book on AKA and Anele Tembe’s relationship to hit shelves soon