{"id":45112,"date":"2025-12-16T16:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45112"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:30:44","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndj-warras-shot-dead-in-johannesburg-cbd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/16\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndj-warras-shot-dead-in-johannesburg-cbd\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ Warras shot dead in Johannesburg CBD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_184670\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184670\" class=\"wp-image-184670 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DJ-Warras-accuses-Durban-cops-of-protecting-drug-lords-questions.jpg?resize=600%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DJ-Warras-accuses-Durban-cops-of-protecting-drug-lords-questions.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DJ-Warras-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-184670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DJ Warras killed in Johannesburg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s entertainment industry is mourning the tragic death of DJ Warras, who was shot and killed at the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg\u2019s central business district on Tuesday, 16 December.<\/p>\n<p>The slain DJ and nightlife personality was identified as Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras.<\/p>\n<p>Businessman Rob Hersov confirmed the news in a video shared on social media, expressing deep shock and grief over the loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve just heard the news that my brother, my friend, my fellow supporter of Western civilisation and the Judeo-Christian faith, was murdered today in Johannesburg,\u201d Hersov said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to say he was the most loving, compassionate, friendly, honest, open, and decent human being, and it is a tragedy beyond belief. Warras, we love you. We miss you. May you rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time of reporting, official details were still emerging, but police have confirmed that a 40-year-old man was fatally shot shortly after parking his vehicle in the Johannesburg CBD.<\/p>\n<p>According to the South African Police Service, the victim was approached by three unknown suspects who opened fire before fleeing the scene on foot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe motive for the shooting is currently unknown. No arrests have been made and investigations are continuing,\u201d SAPS said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>DJ Warras was born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, where he was raised by his mother and grandparents.<\/p>\n<p>He began his media career at YFM in 2008 before moving into daytime radio in 2010, where listeners came to know him through the popular show Prime Mode alongside Shady Lurker.<\/p>\n<p>He later went on to work as a radio DJ and television presenter, becoming a familiar and respected figure in South Africa\u2019s entertainment and nightlife scene.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Warras #shot #dead #Johannesburg #CBD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; DJ Warras killed in Johannesburg South Africa\u2019s entertainment industry is mourning the tragic death of DJ Warras, who was&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45114,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45112\/revisions\/45114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}