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Missing Zimbabwean Businessman Evans Katumba Found Dead In Durban, SA

11 months agoWed, 17 Apr 2024 07:06:07 GMT
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Missing Zimbabwean Businessman Evans Katumba Found Dead In Durban, SA

Zimbabwean businessman, Evans Katumba, who was abducted in Durban, South Africa, on March 22 has been found dead.

As reported by ZimLive, South African police believe Katumba, who was in his mid-30s, was killed on March 24 soon after his family paid R1.5 million ransom in a bid to secure his release.

His body was found last week in a field in Hammarsdale, a township 50 kilometres west of Durban.

A relative who asked not to be named told ZimLive on Tuesday that the police confirmed that the body was that of Katumba after DNA tests were conducted on the remains. Said the relative:

It’s him, police have confirmed to the family. They think he was shot on the same day we handed over the ransom money.

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The family suspects Katumba knew his captors, and that could have been the reason why he was killed even after they paid R1.5 million of the R2.5 million ransom the kidnappers initially demanded.

Katumba is said to have arrived in South Africa over 16 years ago and initially worked as a truck driver for various companies in Durban.

He also worked as a petrol attendant before he set up his own fuel trading company in 2018.

Katumba was described by friends as “a nice guy” and “very humble” and was nicknamed Vardy for his goal-scoring prowess in social football much like the Leicester City Football Club striker, Jamie Vardy.

He ran a thriving diesel brokerage business and had recently purchased Yugo, one of Durban’s top nightclubs.

Katumba is said to have bought luxury vehicles including a R3.5 million Mercedes G63, a Ferrari and a sprawling mansion in Durban’s Yellowwood Park neighbourhood.

His friends believe that his decision to take over Yugo nightclub in February brought him unwelcome attention. The nightclub, now renamed Sky Premium Club, had only opened for one week when he was abducted.

It is alleged that Katumba was preparing to go to the nightclub on March 22 when he received a call at around 8 PM.

The family believes that the caller, who wanted a meeting, is someone whom Katumba knew.

He left home driving his brand new VW Amarok and picked up an artist who was due to perform at the nightclub that night before heading out to meet the mystery caller. Said a friend:

When they got to the place where this meeting was supposed to take place they were met by people armed with AK47s. They took him and the Amarok which was yet to be installed with a tracker.

The artist who was travelling with Katumba was left at the scene.

His abductors made contact with his family two days later on March 24. They warned the family not to cooperate with the police and then demanded R2.5 million in cash. They promised to release Katumba within an hour after the ransom payment.

Katumba’s friends and his family raised R1.5 million which was dropped at an open field on the outskirts of Ballito, as instructed by the kidnappers.

However, after the cash drop, the family never heard from the kidnappers again.

South African police informed the family they believe Katumba was shot dead on the same day the money was paid.

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55 Comments

Anonymous · 11 months ago
Ukada kuonererwa nemari mu SA they take you out, low profile is best.
Anonymous · 11 months ago
Yaaah the Hutushona is dead. You can't speak Ndebele or Zulu or isiXhosa, die MUUUTHEERFCUUKER!! All of you. Get out of Mthwakazi Matebeleland, our country!!
Anonymous · 10 months ago
**** ka yihlo
Anonymous · 11 months ago
A MUTAPA NEHANDA ZANU HUTUSHONA - WHAT WAS HE LOOKING FOR IN MZANSI? HE CAN'T SPEAK NDEBELE OR ZULU OR ISIXHOSA. THIS IS NOT YOUR HUTUSHONA GUKURAHUNDI HARARE, OF ZIMBAYE, WHICH YOU ALWAYS BRAG ABOUT CLAIMING ITS FOR SHONAS. GO BACK TO BURUNDI, HUTUSHONA TRIBALISTS. WE HATE YOU. SIGNED MTHWAKAZI!!!
Dhara · 8 months ago
**** yako
??? · 11 months ago
saka mukadzi wake mukutomuchenesa here padeal iri ????
june · 11 months ago
aaa WY varume muchidaro ndine hama yangu yakaurayiwa palate nemusouth Africa achievable kuporomotwa samaneger
@ · 11 months ago
Vanhu vaka mutengesera restaurant ndivo vakamu setera. Ipapa vachasara vachiti mufi anga asina kupedza payment, then they reposses the restaurant.
xxx · 11 months ago
home is best guys l hve been in South Africa since l was 8years now lm 31 l left South Africa in 2020 after they kill my best friend January my workmate after all the suspects are also our workmates south African people l wonder why they hate people from African countries and they don't want to work too South Africans they only want to use 💰 money
xxx · 11 months ago
l was the manager at lodge by the time quit this job January my best friend took over my position as a manager less than 1 month January is gone l hate south Africans guys if it was not my best friend January mybe lm the one there target only God knows everything
🧐 🤔 · 11 months ago
South Africans I mhondi dze vanhu don't Trust SA guys even in your neighbourhood kuno ma armed robberies copper cable thefts are initiated by these rouges African not fit to be called vanhu, hakuna hunhu wakadai, I stopped associating my self with SA guys cause the way they talk of killings and how they avoid spirit chase N'anga n'anga mshonga tutsotso that what they believe in too much hence killings is their thing Imagine someone gets killed for being a good person and church loving
***? · 11 months ago
Vakomana vekuromba ndoo firo yavo, when his business empire was now flourishanother Gnimbi gone
masigede · 11 months ago
those SA police havadi maZimba,especially those metro police,takabonderwa mumwe musi nemota ine manumber plates eku SA,pavakangoona kuti mota yedu ine manumber plates eku Zim,they didn't respond,hatina hedu zvekuita toda kurarama but truly speaking ma South Africans havatide
flying Doc ( 3Ds) · 11 months ago
in south these incidents are the order of the day .. That's there daily bread.. worse if u a a foreigner forget and smile nothing will happen zvatovharana .. Look what is happening 2 the issue ya Meyiwa ... what happened 2 Lucky Dube... murderer 2dae 2mrw he will b a freeman ... hamuna mutemo musvinu ... izvi zvatoendwa
Lorenzo · 11 months ago
RIP
Anonymous · 11 months ago
This is devastating. May he rest in peace.
saint · 11 months ago
his friends are behind this, he recognized some of them that's why they killed him.
... · 11 months ago
Who is the musician?
Chicken 🐓 · 11 months ago
An unfortunate development which could have been avoided. The musician is 5je first suspect and should be kepkt is custody untill he devilges the people who took the young man. There are two reasons why he should be kept behind bars. 1. to retrieve the names of people he saw or the stories 5he young man might have talked about enroute to the meeting place. 2. for the musician's security for he is the next target. The culprits may want to erase their footprints. He saw them, right. So for that reason, they surely want him dead before he exposes them. Therefore, he is an important lead to both parties, the police and the criminals.
Gunvosta · 11 months ago
mopera kuuraiwa nematsaga
super · 11 months ago
varume S A haisi a good place to stay ini ndoshandira muborder hapasi kupera 30 minutes pasina kupinda body vazhinji vacho kupondwa mazimba anopera kuSA it's so sad . it's true SA is a death. trap
Zaza · 11 months ago
Instant riches come with such disasters. Obviously kwakaita kupokana on unknown issues.
Anonymous · 10 months ago
were you there with him when he got instantly rich?
debt collector · 11 months ago
l suspect the SA police are also involved,they should ambushed the abductors at the open-field. anyway RIP mntane nhlabathi🇿🇼
omg · 11 months ago
inhamo zvayo but SA its a death trap
king d · 11 months ago
life is not fair
kembo kashiri chinamasa · 11 months ago
Madeals anoda kuitawo kumusha wako zvino uko hapana chinobuda pane zvose zvakashandwa ikoko. Kufa anouya usina kugadzirira Uchida kuenderera seri, zvinorwadza asi zvaoma home is best we rudzi waizoparadzawo wega pahukama. So ngationei ne kuziva mangwana ane zvake zvakasiyana ne kuronga kwedu. RIP
Putin · 11 months ago
They hate a successful foreigner.... What will they do when the R1.5M is used up.... Only god knows
Anonymous · 11 months ago
Them bloody killers down South there,these people hate foreigners.
fugu pfeee · 11 months ago
its dog eat dog. Zimbabweans are killing each other.
Anonymous · 11 months ago
How?I disagree there.We do not kill each other.
Prophet Magaya · 11 months ago
mmmmmmmm zvorwadza izvi topedzwa ku South Africa ukooo
June · 11 months ago
rest in peace son of the soil
Khan · 11 months ago
R.I.P Mr Katumba
Jojo · 11 months ago
Some people are worse than dogs 😩
Anonymous · 11 months ago
@Jojo Yes Gukurawundi is worse than dogs!!
theLastAntKing · 11 months ago
1. The artist was there & he saw something, ask or interrogate him 2. The caller who wanted a meeting, they can trace the # thru the victims line using telecoms Co. they have the records of the victims incoming & outgoing call log. They have alot of options if they want to track these culprits
· 11 months ago
nope
* · 11 months ago
The artist saw people armed with AKs and the taking over of the deceased 's car...and then. the caller might have used a line that was not his maybe forcibly taken from someone. Experienced criminals have a hindsight and foresight they know how to bury their tracks
fugu pfeee · 11 months ago
ku south hakuna izvozvo. you buy a line and use it without getting registered.
Anonymous · 11 months ago
fugu VOETSEK with your Gukurahundi language!
Anonymous · 11 months ago
You get it for free when its already registered as sim card mahala. Its a business which allows one registered person to rica as many sim cards as he can afford then distribute them for free. When the new owner puts airtime the rica men will get 5% for any charging you effect.
flying Doc ( 3Ds) · 11 months ago
point of correction Mr Speaker Sir, kuno kuSouth hakutengeswi ma lines or sims unopihwa mahara
Anonymous · 11 months ago
I suspect Zim nationalities to be behind this killing, jealous of one another.
Tate g · 11 months ago
iwe artist aongonzi vharea kumeso nejira mani think usati wataura
Anonymous · 11 months ago
Yaaah we will FCUUK you in Mzansi. You wait!! MTHWAKAZI!!! MTHWAKAZI!!
Anonymous · 10 months ago
you just show how uneducated you are

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