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Anele Tembe case update: Inquest adjourned after new testimony

The inquest into the death of Anele Tembe has been postponed to 19 October 2026 after the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court heard testimony from witnesses about the events surrounding her fatal fall from a Cape Town hotel in April 2021. Also see: Anele Tembe’s inquest back in the spotlight as new details emerge The latest […]

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Anele Tembe’s inquest back in the spotlight as new details emerge

More than five years after Anele Tembe’s death, the long-awaited inquest into the circumstances surrounding her fatal fall from a Cape Town hotel has returned to the spotlight, with witnesses providing new details about the moments leading up to her death. Also see: Anele Tembe’s alleged final moments intrigue social media Anele died on 11 […]

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Anele Tembe’s alleged final moments intrigues social media

Newly released CCTV footage reconstructing the final hours of Anele Tembe, the late AKA’s fiancée, has reignited public interest in the high-profile case, with South Africans taking to social media to share their reactions. Also see: Tony Forbes claps back at Bheki Cele over Anele Tembe case Death of Anele Tembe back under microscope The visual […]

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Tony Forbes claps back at Bheki Cele over Anele Tembe case

A statement that reopened old wounds When Bheki Cele stood before Parliament’s ad hoc committee in October 2025 and implied that the death of Anele Tembe might not have been suicide, the remarks triggered shock waves across the country. Tembe, who died in April 2021 after falling from the 10th floor of Cape Town’s Pepperclub […]

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‘I don’t think Anele jumped off the balcony,’ says Melinda Ferguson

Journalist and author Melinda Ferguson has been a trending topic since the news of her book on the Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and Anele Tembe’s love story that ended with both of them dead after almost two years apart. Melinda’s book When Love Kills: The Tragic Tale of AKA and Anele taps into the relationship of the two […]

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‘The last 24 hours have been alot’ – public backlash on AKA book

Melinda Ferguson, the author of the highly controversial book Love Kills: The tragic tale of AKA and Anele, says that the last few days have been quite difficult since revealing her plans to release a book which focuses on the toxic relationship of the deceased love couple. Taking to her Facebook page she wrote: “I’m […]

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‘My family feel the pain of the Forbes family’ – Moses Tembe

Moses Tembe, the father of the late Anele Tembe, the fiancé to the slain rapper Kiernan Forbes has officially dismissed the rumours linking him to being responsible for AKA’s death. This year, family, friends, and fans of AKA celebrated the first anniversary following his passing on the 10th of February last year. The Don’t Forget […]

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

Details of the relationship between the slain, award-winning rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and his late fiancée Anele Tembe will be made public soon in the form of a book. Award-winning journalist Melinda Ferguson serves as the author of the book titled When Love Kills: The Tragic Tale of AKA and Anele. According to NB Publishers, […]

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