# Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete shot and killed in South Africa

https://mins.news/en/item/29192

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-22 09:51 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/22/former-world-champion-boxer-zolani-tete-shot-and-killed-in-south-africa?traffic_source=rss

> Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete has been shot and killed outside his home in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South African officials say. Police said two armed suspects wearing balaclavas ambushed him as he waited for the gate to open. A 27-year-old woman in the car was also shot multiple times and is in hospital.

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