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Lucky Dube, the S African reggae star, shot dead.

by Yommie | October 19, 2007 at 01:23 am

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I am shocked to hear this news. I love this guy. He is one of the shining lights in music in Africa. Rest in peace, Lucky.

The South African reggae musician, Lucky Dube, has been shot dead in front of his children in Johannesburg during an attempted car hijacking.

He had been dropping his teenage son and daughter off in the suburb of Rosettenville on Thursday evening.

Police say they were already out of the car when three shots were fired through a car window killing their father.

One of South Africa's most popular artists, Lucky Dube toured the world singing about social problems.

The BBC's Mpho Lakaje in Johannesburg says the murder reflects the high crime rate in South Africa.

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Jordan Yerman

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at 05:55 on October 19th, 2007

Yommie, thanks for posting this, bad news though it is. RIP, Lucky Dube.

ageorgegal

at 07:31 on October 19th, 2007

I wept when I heard of Lucky's death. I had the pleasure of meeting him when I worked for a company that distributed his music in the US. I added the photo I have of us to this story.

Kaitlin

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at 14:45 on October 19th, 2007

Yommie, thanks for this. A sad day for reggae fans, and for for fans of SA musicians in general. His poor kids...

And ageorgegal, thanks for uploading your photo with Lucky; a nice personal touch to a sad story.

Good stuff.

Jordan Yerman

at 08:58 on October 20th, 2007

Update from The Mail and Guardian:

"A crack team of detectives was on Friday hunting for the killers of reggae star Lucky Dube as public outrage against violent crime mounted. Gauteng police spokesperson Superintendent Eugene Opperman said the search was continuing for the men who murdered Dube in a botched hijacking."

There are scores of everyday people plagued by the same sort of crime, which is a tragedy even beyond the murder of such a talented and proactive man.