Ukhozi FM DJ on the mend after getting shot five times

Fans who heard the news also took to social media to express their shock and offer their own well-wishes.


A case of attempted murder has been opened after Ukhozi FM DJ Sbu Buthelezi was reportedly shot five times during a hijacking in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.

KZN provincial spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele confirmed the incident, adding that the South African Police Service (SAPS) would be releasing a statement shortly.

A man by the mane Ntobeko Mafeka took to Facebook to share pictures of Buthelezi in his hospital bed surrounded by visitors.

The caption loosely translated reads: “Praise God [that] Sbu Buthelezi is alive. Please keep on praying, God’s people, PMB [Pietermaritzburg] is a bad place, this thing that is happening here about guns is annoying now.”

https://www.facebook.com/ntobeko.mfeka/posts/1738185809616124

Fans who had heard the news also took to social media to express their shock.

Neither Buthelezi nor Ukhozi have released a statement on the matter.

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