Overview
- Tete was ambushed and shot dead on Friday evening as he waited for his gate in Mdantsane when two masked men emerged from a vehicle and opened fire.
- A 27-year-old woman who was in the car with him was shot multiple times and taken to hospital for treatment.
- Eastern Cape police have opened murder and attempted murder investigations, say the suspects fled the scene and no arrests have been reported.
- His manager confirmed the death and said next-of-kin were informed while national and sporting figures issued tributes and funeral arrangements were being organised.
- Tete was a two-division world champion remembered for an 11-second world-title knockout and his four-year ban for stanozolol ended on July 29, 2026, after which he had been training for a planned comeback.