Former world champion Zolani Tete shot dead in Mdantsane as comeback loomed

• Zolani Tete was fatally shot outside his home in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape.
• Tete was preparing for a long-awaited comeback after his four-year ban ended on 29 July 2026 and had been training regularly ahead of his proposed fight on 29 November.
• Police have opened a murder investigation as Mdantsane and South Africa's boxing community mourn the former world champion.