
An inquest into the 2021 death of Anele Tembe, fiancée of South African rapper AKA, has heard testimony from a hotel employee who recalled the musician's reaction after being refused alcohol following Tembe's death. According to The Citizen, the proceedings have been postponed to 19 October. Tembe died after falling from a Cape Town hotel, and the inquest is examining the circumstances surrounding her death.
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