Sfiso “Mkhaya” Dladla of gospel group Ithemba is fighting for his life in ICU at an undisclosed healthcare facility.

A close friend, who asked not to be named, told the publication the singer was shot multiple times in Umlazi V section, south of Durban.

“We’d been complaining about the high crime levels in our area but nothing was done,” said the friend.

“On Sunday, 14 March we decided to catch the criminals. We knew who they were. They don’t live far from us. We gathered as community members and went to a house to confront the criminals.”

The friend told the publication when they arrived at the house the thugs started shooting at them.

“We were unarmed but one of the suspects started shooting in our direction. There was chaos and we fled in different directions. Unfortunately, Sfiso was shot multiple times in the stomach and legs. Once the situation was calm we rushed him to hospital,” he said.

Sfiso’s sister Thembi said she was only informed of the incident later.
“I knew he’d gone with residents to apprehend some criminals,” said Thembi.