Common South African media persona DJ Warras was shot lifeless in Johannesburg’s central enterprise district on Monday, December 16.
The incident has despatched shockwaves by way of the leisure business.
Zimbabwean ‘prophet’ makes claims about DJ Warras’ dying
Hours after information of DJ Warras’ dying broke, a Zimbabwean self-proclaimed prophet, Dr Obey Tichafa Mukanhairi, took to social media, claiming he had warned concerning the killing months earlier.
He pointed to a sequence of messages he says had been shared publicly in June.
He believes that certainly one of them particularly referred to the dying of a well known South African DJ.
In keeping with the ‘prophet’, the messages included a warning {that a} “very well-known South African DJ” can be shot lifeless, a declare he now hyperlinks to DJ Warras’ killing.
The posts, which the ‘prophet’ says shaped a part of a broader set of 5 prophetic messages, additionally made reference to some occasions, together with the dying of a South African hip-hop artist, political developments in Zambia, and health-related issues.
Screenshots of the posts have since resurfaced on-line, fuelling debate about whether or not the warnings had been real or coincidental.
‘Prophet’ recognized for warning messages
Mukanhairi is thought on social media for delivering warning-style messages, typically directed at public figures and framed as prophetic insights.
He usually posts alerts about alleged hazard or misfortune, which he says are supposed to immediate prayer or warning.
Most just lately, he issued a message directed at rapper Cassper Nyovest, writing: “Cassper Nyovest, pray more durable my brother, it isn’t wanting good.”
DJ Warras was a well-recognized and much-loved face in South African media, recognized for his large persona, sharp opinions and unmistakable presence.
At occasions controversial however all the time participating, he constructed a profession that stretched throughout music, radio and tv, incomes him a loyal following.
As a DJ, he carried out on phases across the nation and helped form the sound of recent South African home and hip-hop.
Away from the turntables, he turned simply as well-known for talking his thoughts, typically weighing in on social and political points with ardour and conviction.
Experiences additionally recommend that DJ Warras had enterprise pursuits in an organization that offered safety providers for a number of buildings in Johannesburg’s CBD, which was allegedly concerned in evictions within the internal metropolis.
