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Police have revealed that one of the two men taken in for questioning regarding the murder of Zolani Tete was about to board a flight out of KuGompo city in the Eastern Cape.

Tete, a former two-time world boxing champion, was gunned down in front of his home on Friday night.

BREAKING NEWS | Former two-time world boxing champion Zolani Tete has been shot and killed outside his home in Mdantsane, near KuGompo City, Eastern Cape. pic.twitter.com/wbgADicqtI
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Police spokesperson Nobuntu Gantana says she cannot reveal any more information about the matter.

“Due to the sensitive nature of the investigation, it is an ongoing investigation; I am not able to disclose any details. They also form part of the investigation. We are following a particular motive, but at this point in time, all of this, the investigation is at a very sensitive stage.”

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