Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of war historian David Rattray.
While police have not officially confirmed the arrests, the South African Press Association has learnt from sources that the arrests had taken place and more were expected shortly.
Earlier East Coast Radio reported that two men had been arrested in the northern KwaZulu-Natal town of Nqutu, near Vryheid.
Further details were not immediately available.
David Rattray was murdered last Friday at his at his Fugitive’s Drift Lodge home.
Thousands are expected to attend his funeral service at the Michaelhouse school in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.
South African Tourism Services Association (Satsa) CEO Michael Tatalias said on Saturday that Rattray had been one of South Africa’s greatest ambassadors, and that he had performed an immense task in telling the story of South Africa and in particular the Zulu people.
”He reinvigorated the genre of bringing history vibrantly to life by telling the compelling stories of the many human faces of the old history of the region. He was a huge catalyst in the development of battlefields tourism in South Africa, and put the story of the new South Africa and her people’s complex past into the forefront of the minds of people around the world,” Tatalias said.
According to Tatalias, it is of huge concern to business owners in the tourism industry that this kind of heinous crime is getting out of hand. ”The problem of crime can be solved, but until there is general agreement that there is a problem, we cannot move forward,” he said. – Sapa