The Mpumalanga police have arrested three suspects linked to the murder of well-known actress Thandeka Mdeliswa.

The 34-year-old, who played the role of Khanya Hlophe in the television soapie IKANI was shot outside her Evander home last Thursday.

According to the statement issued by police, the police were informed that Mdeliswa heard a squabble between her brother and two men.

She then went out to investigate the problem whereupon getting closer, one of the men snatched a firearm from his friend and shot her.