'Cops believed AKA's fiance was killed'

FORMER South African Police Minister Bheki Cele told Parliament that cops believed that late rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes’ then-fiance Anele “Nellie” Tembe was murdered.

- BY ALYSSIA BIRJALAL

Tembe, 22, died on 11 April 2021. Her death was ruled a suicide after she fell from the 10th floor of the Pepper Club Hotel in Cape Town.

After her tragic death, videos and photos emerged online showing the couple engaged in a heated argument.

Police investigations concluded that Tembe took her own life, a notion that some netizens have fiercely disputed, suggesting instead that it was murder.