{"id":95529,"date":"2026-02-09T19:18:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/actionsas-xolani-khumalo-present-at-fatal-linden-shooting"},"modified":"2026-02-09T19:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:31:00","slug":"actionsas-xolani-khumalo-present-at-fatal-linden-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/actionsas-xolani-khumalo-present-at-fatal-linden-shooting","title":{"rendered":"ActionSA\u2019s Xolani Khumalo present at fatal Linden shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>ActionSA has confirmed its Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate, Xolani Khumalo, was present during the fatal shooting of a Nigerian man on Sunday, in what the party describes as an &#8220;anti-drug operation&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Police said preliminary investigations indicate that a production company was filming in Linden when members of its security team allegedly opened fire.<\/p>\n<p>Khumalo, who is also a well-known presenter on Moja Love\u2019s drug-busting TV programme Sizok\u2019thola, was at the scene at the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have opened a murder case, but no arrests have been made so far.<\/p>\n<p>While ActionSA claims the Nigerian man who was shot in the presence of its Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate was a drug dealer, police have not confirmed this.<\/p>\n<p>In April last year, murder charges against Khumalo were withdrawn following allegations that a suspected drug dealer was killed during the filming of his Sizok\u2019thola.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate matter, Khumalo was recently granted R2,000 bail on charges of assault and pointing a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>The charges stem from an incident last year in which Khumalo and two others allegedly assaulted an adult man during a reported anti-drug operation.<\/p>\n<p>Police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko said police are probing the murder of a Nigerian man, who was shot in Khumalo\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Preliminary investigation showed that there was a production company filming in the area and that there were shots fired, allegedly by the production team\u2019s security&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the production team went to the police station when a group of people began to protest.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, ActionSA said it will continue to support every lawful measure to confront the &#8220;violent resistance of criminals&#8221; who believe they are untouchable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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