Cape Town – The host of the anti-drug show “Sizokuthola“, Xolani Khumalo, has reportedly surrendered to the Katlehong North police station in connection with the mysterious death of a suspected drug dealer named Robert “Kicks” Varrie during an interrogation by Khumalo and his crew in July.
Khumalo is set to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrates’ Court, facing murder charges, City Press reported.
A video posted on the troubled presenter’s TikTok page depicts him making his way toward the police station.
@xolani.khumalo.fo Xolani was seen earlier this morning at the Katlehong Police Station. #HandsOffXolani #XolaniKhumaloFoundation
The incident occurred when Khumalo and his team, accompanied by Gauteng Patrollers, raided Varrie’s house in Katlehong based on a tip-off, leading to an interrogation that resulted in Varrie’s death.
Press Release: SAPS has requested that Xolani Khumalo must hand himself over in connection with the incident led to a drug dealer dying.#HandsOffXolani #DrugFreeSouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/I4fgeqzWqo
— Xolani Khumalo Foundation (@xkfoundation) September 19, 2023
The case was initially opened as a murder investigation by the Gauteng police, and Khumalo has now turned himself in as the investigation progresses, the report said.
Xolani Khumalo handing himself over to the Police following a request from SAPS in connection with a recent drug bust incident. Xolani will be formally charged for the murder of a suspected drug dealer that died during the recording of one of the episodes of #Sizokuthola TV show pic.twitter.com/GtUtzYIfEP
— Man’s NOT Barry Roux (@AdvoBarryRoux) September 19, 2023
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
