Nkululeko 'Flabba' Habedi

Sindisiwe Manqele, who was convicted of murdering hip-hop star Nkululeko “Flabba” Habedi in 2016, is officially a free woman.

“In arriving at its decision, the parole board took into consideration that Ms Manqele has a positive support system. “It is critical to highlight that parole placement is not the end of the sentence, as Manqele will complete the remainder of the sentence in the system of community corrections, whereby she is expected to comply with a specific set of conditions and will be subjected to supervision until her sentence expires on May 23 2028,” Nxumalo said. In a statement, the department said the decision was taken by the correctional supervision and parole board after it assessed Manqele's profile as submitted by the case-management committee and other material presented for the purposes of parole consideration.

In 2016, she was sentenced to 12 years in jail for killing of her boyfriend and Skwatta Kamp member Nkululeko 'Flabba' Habedi.

"Manqele takes responsibility for the offence she committed and is remorseful about it. In 2016, she was sentenced to 12 years in jail for killing of her boyfriend and Skwatta Kamp member Nkululeko 'Flabba' Habedi. In 2016, she was sentenced to 12 years in jail for killing of her boyfriend and Skwatta Kamp member Nkululeko 'Flabba' Habedi.

The family of the murdered rapper Nkululeko "Flabba" Habedi say they have moved on and therefore do not have much to say about the release of his killer ...

Girlfriend of the late Rapper and award-winning hip-hop artist, Nkululeko 'Flabba' Habedi has been released on parole.

“Manqele takes responsibility for the offence she committed and is remorseful about it. He added that Manqele will complete the remainder of her sentence in the system of community corrections, where she will be expected to comply with specific conditions and will be subjected to supervision until her sentence expires in May 2028. She completed all the identified programs as per her correctional sentence plan and participated in the victim offender dialogue in 2018,” said Nxumalo.

Nkululeko Habedi, better known by his stage name Flabba, died seven years ago after his then-girlfriend Sindisiwe Manqele stabbed him to.

Bho Fatshe was one of his biggest singles after going solo. After the third album, the group took a break to focus on solo careers, returning in 2009 with the last album Fair and Skwear. Umoya, which was in Skwatta Kamp’s album Mkhukhu Funkshen, became a hip-hop anthem in South Africa in 2003.