Repercussions for politics as a result of Kenny Kunene's connections to DJ Sumbody's murder suspect As the Patriotic Alliance deputy president and City of Johannesburg's MMC for Transport, Kenny Kunene, was discovered by police at the Sandton home of a businessman they were arresting for murder, political ties to alleged criminals were once more brought to light.

On Monday, Kunene was at the residence of Katiso "KT" Molefe when police arrived to arrest the businessman in connection with DJ Sumbody's murder in 2022. In November 2022, the deceased DJ, Oupa Sefoka, was murdered in Woodmead. Another person died as a result of the shooting, and a third person was injured. Yesterday, Kunene said that he was at Molefe's house when the police arrived, but he said that a journalist from his media company was with him. Kunene could not be reached on his phone yesterday however he told eNCA that he was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Kunene claimed that he was going to introduce Molefe to his young journalist so that the Sandton businessman could respond to the murder allegations against him. "It was basically to give the man a chance to talk about his position on all of these issues because the court case is still far away. Interviewing suspects is perfectly acceptable, too... 405 (Newzroom Afrika) was at Kgosi Mampuru (prison), they went there to interview Cat Matlala. Although they were not permitted to interview him, they only asked him one question, and they would have taken advantage of the opportunity, Kunene stated. These are young journalists; this would have been a great exclusive for them. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time was the problem.

However, Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, leader of the DA Johannesburg caucus, stated that the revelations were damaging to Kunene. She stated, "As their Johannesburg leader was found at the home of a suspected murderer during his arrest, criminal links appear to be entrenched in the Patriotic Alliance (PA)." “After being discovered by police at the residence of a murder suspect as they arrived to arrest the suspect, Kunene's position as MMC for Transport is completely untenable. Mayor Dada Morero must fire Kunene if he does not resign as soon as the DA demands his resignation. She said the explanation given by Kunene, in explaining what he was doing at the house is “laughable” and must be rejected “No, Kenny, you were not at a murder suspect’s house to ‘drive a journalist there’.

The Patriotic Alliance shows itself more and more every day to not have the best interests of South Africa at heart. According to Kayser-Echeozonjoku, "it is a selfish, underworld organization that associates with crime and corruption." "The people of South Africa don't deserve local governments led by people who live with murder suspects at home. The connections that Kenny Kunene brings to the mayoral committee in Johannesburg do not belong to the Johannesburgians. “It is a slippery slope—a figure like Kunene will break every law once he associates with murder suspects. “Kenny Kunene must resign, or be fired immediately,” she insisted.

In the meantime, General Godfrey Lebeya, a former Hawks leader, has explained how Hawks members showed up at Molefe's house in December of last year while the businessman was being arrested for a second murder. When both parties arrived at the location where the police were making an arrest for a murder suspect in December of last year, they nearly got into a standoff. Molefe was wanted by the authorities for the slaying of Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart. Yesterday, Lebeya revealed to a television news channel that he received a call from an informant informing him that people claiming to be Hawks were at a house in Johannesburg and were about to make an arrest of a suspected criminal.

Lebeya expressed concern over the situation, noting that there have been instances in the past where individuals have impersonated Hawks members or other police officers. This action motivated him to act after confirming with other senior Hawks officials that there was no Hawks' operation at that particular place. He claimed to have no connection to Molefe. Regarding DJ Sumbody's murder, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said the four men - Michael Pule, Floyd Mabusela, Mosa Kekana, and businessman Katiso Molefe appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate's Court yesterday. “They have been charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and the possession of illegal firearms, as well as ammunition. What is interesting is that the same suspects who were arrested were wanted for the murder of 30-year-old Armand Swart,” she stated.