
Witnesses have begun testifying in the inquest into the death of Anele Tembe, the fiancée of South African rapper AKA, who died after falling from a Cape Town hotel balcony in 2021. According to SABC News, one witness told the court he initially believed Tembe was dead, but then noticed signs of life and attempted to help her. The inquest seeks to establish the circumstances surrounding her death.
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