{"id":45192,"date":"2025-12-17T15:57:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45192"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:57:55","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndj-warras-once-joked-about-his-own-death-weeks-before-tragedy-struck-in-johannesburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/17\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndj-warras-once-joked-about-his-own-death-weeks-before-tragedy-struck-in-johannesburg\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ Warras once joked about his own death weeks before tragedy struck in Johannesburg"},"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<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-184670\" 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>DJ Warras, born Warrick Stock, had openly engaged in conversations about death on social media just weeks before he was fatally shot in Johannesburg on December 16, 2025, a revelation that has left many South Africans deeply unsettled.<\/p>\n<p>The popular radio personality, TV presenter and podcaster, who had recently celebrated his 40th birthday, became the centre of online discussion after old posts from November resurfaced following his death.<\/p>\n<p>In one chilling exchange on X, a social media user told him, \u201cWe are gonna miss you, dawg, RIP in advance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DJ Warras responded, \u201cIt\u2019s been real fam. Thanks for everything. I hope you have been entertained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post gained renewed attention on the day of his killing after it was reshared by an X user with the caption, \u201cThe power of the tongue,\u201d sparking intense debate about words, fate and premonition.<\/p>\n<p>In the days leading up to his death, DJ Warras had also spoken candidly about crime and personal safety in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>On Reconciliation Day, he shared thoughts related to thieves and guns, while other posts suggested how alert and guarded he remained while moving around the city.<\/p>\n<p>Following confirmation of his death, social media was flooded with tributes and emotional reactions from fans and fellow South Africans who admired his bold personality and unfiltered voice.<\/p>\n<p>Many were struck by how his past words now carried an eerie weight.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the resurfaced posts, one user wrote, \u201cThis thread\u2026 yoh! Words are powerful. We must rebuke bad things. RIP DJ Warras.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another added, \u201cThe tongue is a weapon. Hateful words can\u2019t kill directly, but they can summon chaos that does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See the post below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The power of the tongue. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8jrvzWIy6Y\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/8jrvzWIy6Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LadyM1306!\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 (@LadyM1306) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LadyM1306\/status\/2000930348931408253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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 async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><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 #joked #death #weeks #tragedy #struck #Johannesburg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; DJ Warras, born Warrick Stock, had openly engaged in conversations about death on social media just weeks before he&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45192","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\/45192","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=45192"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45194,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45192\/revisions\/45194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}