Singer, songwriter and cinematographer Ray Ceeh, was shot
dead in Lentegeur, Cape Town, on Wednesday night, Western Cape police said on
Thursday. “It is apparent that the victim was about to drop passengers in the
area when three unknown men approached his vehicle and fired one shot to his
neck and he totally lost the control of his vehicle,” said police spokesperson
Siyabulela Malo.
The shooting is understood to have taken place at about
22:43 in Maartbloom Street, Lentegeur, which is in Mitchells Plain, east of the
Cape Town CBD.
A murder investigation is under way and police are
following up on all possible leads.
Hailing from Zimbabwe — and having changed his surname
Chifamba to his stage name — Ceeh was in his early 30s.
Faizal Sayed, Deen Channel CEO, said in a statement that he
was “shattered and shocked” after receiving the news of his former staffer’s
murder.
“I have no words to explain what my staff and I are
currently going through. I cannot imagine what is going through his mom’s mind
right now. He was a character of love and fun,” said Sayed.
He described him as a determined and hard worker, who was
the life of the office and who brought smiles to the faces of many.
“He always wanted to be someone in life, and his life was
unfortunately cut short.”
He said it was a disgrace that Ceeh was killed in South
Africa, after coming here to “live his dreams” in music. He had wanted to do a
lot for his mother, and was currently working on a video which would have been
his big break.
Durham Studios in Woodstock, where he was employed, and
Deen Channel decided to produce a combined video of him in his honour, said
Sayed.
Alongside his career in film, writing, directing and
production, he also released his own music tracks. Keep on Fighting was recorded in January this year
according to Heart Entertainment Magazine (HEM).
“His vision is to speak through his music and impact change
in the communities and society we live in,” HEM wrote.
Another tune, Call Me, was filmed alongside artists and
curio sellers interspersed with views of Cape Town’s famous Lion’s Head and its
oceans.
He also collaborated with artists such as Boi Sirius on
Roll With Me, sang in Shona and collaborated on a short film called Night
Night. – News24
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