The incident happened on Saturday.
Yohane, one of local football’s ultimate gentlemen, was 48.
H-Metro was briefed yesterday that Yohane was attacked by
robbers who forcibly entered his car, at a traffic intersection in
Johannesburg, and diverted him.
He was working as a driver for e-hailing service, Bolt, on
a part-time basis.
Innocent Chikoya, a long-time friend, who played with
Yohane at Fire Batteries in Zimbabwe and African Wanderers in South Africa,
told H-Metro the robbers shot him dead.
Chikoya said it appeared Yohane was shot on the head as he
attempted to escape after they took his car.
His body was found in a hostel in Soweto, Johannesburg on
Monday, with bullet wounds, though it is believed he died on Saturday night.
“He was shot in a car-jacking incident at the weekend but
his body was found on Monday in Soweto and it appears he was killed at the
weekend.
“Indications are that the robbers forced themselves into
his car at a traffic intersection and forced him to divert his route.
“I could see bullet wounds, some on the head, but we will
know how he was exactly killed after the post-mortem results tomorrow (today).
“But, they shot him, I think as he attempted to escape,
after they took his car.
“I went to the hospital and identified his body and I saw
bullet wounds but couldn’t count how many.
“I will know that after the report from the pathologist,
where we took his body for post-mortem,” said Chikoya.
According to reports in South Africa, gunshots were heard
around Mzimhlophe Hostel in Soweto where Yohane’s body was later found.
The car he was driving, which has since been recovered by
the police, was spotted being driven around the same area, for the better part
of Sunday.
“We are told residents heard some gunshots and that the
vehicle he was driving was spotted during the weekend in the same area where
his body was found.
“It then means his body was in the hostel all this time.”
Yohane’s body is at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.
Chikoya said Yohane will be buried in Zimbabwe and the
process to repatriate his body has since begun.
Mourners are gathered at Yohane’s family home in National,
Mbare.
“I have been in touch with the family and we will start
processing the papers tomorrow (today) after collecting the body.
“We have made giant steps so far because we have engaged
Zororo Phumulani, who have committed to repatriating Yohane’s body.
“If everything goes well, it’s this weekend or early next
week, depending on the smoothness of the process,” said Chikoya.
He said he was yet to come to terms with the death of
Yohane.
“He was not a friend, but a brother to me. I’m yet to come
to terms that this really happened.
“It’s a great loss to the family and the country at large.
It’s sad to lose him under such circumstances,” said Chikoya.
Yohane came through the junior ranks of Dynamos before
switching to Fire and moving to South Africa, in 1995, where he joined African
Wanderers.
He briefly returned to Zimbabwe and played for CAPS United,
after which he went back to South Africa, to join AmaZulu.
Yohane then joined top-flight side Wits, becoming captain
and making a club record of 268 appearances from 1997 to 2006.
He later became coach of the Wits’ developmental side, but
was released from his job when the club sold its franchise to Tshakhuma Tsha
Madzivhandila in 2020.
Yohane played for the Zimbabwe national team 23 times and
was a member of the pioneer group of Warriors at the 2004 AFCON finals. H Metro
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