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Who was the late Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane?
As tributes continue to pour in for slain rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and his close friend Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane, those around them have shared their memories of the pair.
The long-time friends were gunned down outside the popular Wish Restaurant on Durban’s Florida road late on Friday.
Tibz, as he is popularly known, had roots in marketing and served as AKA’s former manager at the most pivotal point in the late rapper&#;s career. Tibz later transitioned into a career in the culinary world, while remaining friends with the rapper.
Who is Tibz?
Tibz was born and raised in Katlehong.
He has been described as an entrepreneur, a celebrity chef, a brand strategist and a cookbook author, though he is most popularly known for his company and brand Showlove.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Tibz started Showlove back in and drew his inspiration for the name from his late uncle’s supermarket franchise, Thanda Bantu (lov
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Friend explains why Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane was in Durban and met AKA
“We spoke at about pm, I was at Umhlanga. I said, 'Tibz come here, we are all having drinks here'. He says, 'no I have to see Kiernan'. He said, 'I'm going to go to Florida quick, I'm going to see the child [AKA] and then I'm going to come to you'.
“I spoke to him again, probably about 9pm. I called Aubrey, who was supposed to go meet him, and when Aubrey and I spoke I told him to 'come [where] we are in Umhlanga, Tibz is going to come and join us here, don't go to Florida'. Aubrey took an Uber and he came and then the news just started streaming in, we felt like the world had stopped, nothing made sense. We stopped everything we were doing and we drove.”
He thanked the people on the scene who tried to preserve the pair's dignity after they were killed.
“I send my appreciation to Ndu and Ntokozo from New Bars; as soon as the incident had taken place they were quite quick, they covered Kiernan and they look
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CELEB BUZZ
Nothing can bring him back. That is a reality close friends of the late entrepreneur and chef Tebello "Tibz' Motsoane are struggling to komma to terms with as they filled up Sacred Heart College in Observatory, Johannesburg. But they came in numbers to celebrate his life at his memorial service. Not even the loadshedding could stop the day from running smoothly. The choir from his former high school at Sacred Heart College, where he was class of of , lined up outside of the school hall. It was packad to the brim. Tibz (40)and rapper Kiernan "AKA' Forbes's family walked into the school hall. Tears, sniffing, utter silence, just the tapping of footsteps filled the room. Tibz's family, AKA's family; mom, dad, brother, DJ Zinhle, and his girlfriend Nadia Nakai, all comforted each other as they walked through inre the entré. Mourners were welcomed bygd Tibz's childhood friend and programme director Tebogo Molausi, who shares some brief memories before an opening prayer.&nb