Abducted South African journalist found dead with gunshot wounds
Owen Ndlovu, a former presenter with the country's public broadcaster, the SABC, was seized on Tuesday while collecting his wife from a church in Katlehong, police said. They said he appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds. The killing has again drawn attention to violent crime in South Africa, where armed robberies and vehicle hijackings remain a major concern.
- ▪Owen Ndlovu, a former presenter with the country's public broadcaster, the SABC, was seized on Tuesday while collecting his wife from a church in Katlehong, police said.
- ▪They said he appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds.
- ▪The killing has again drawn attention to violent crime in South Africa, where armed robberies and vehicle hijackings remain a major concern.
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Abducted South African journalist found dead with gunshot woundsImage source, Owen Ndlovu/FacebookImage caption, Owen Ndlovu was a familiar face to South African sports audiences after years as an SABC presenterByWycliffe MuiaPublished2 hours agoTributes are pouring in for a veteran South African sports broadcaster who was found dead on Wednesday hours after being abducted when his vehicle was hijacked in a township near Johannesburg. Owen Ndlovu, a former presenter with the country's public broadcaster, the SABC, was seized on Tuesday while collecting his wife from a church in Katlehong, police said.
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