/ 16 February 2001

JAZZ STAR MOLELEKWA FOUND HANGED

INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed South African jazz musician Moses Molelekwa, 28, and his wife have been found dead in his Johannesburg office. Pianist Molelekwa and Florence Mtoba, 35, were found by Mtoba’s brother. Molelekwa was found hanging from a beam and his wife’s body was on the floor. They leave behind a young son. Sources said Molelekwa had committed suicide after strangling his wife. Since bursting onto the local music scene in the early 1990s, Molelekwa had been regarded as a musical genius for his extraordinary performing and composing skills. – AFP