Brenda Fassie’s son Bongani has explained how he survived an alleged hit on his life.

The former member of Jozi, a hip-hop group, is even scared to open a criminal case against his attackers as he fears that they might return to finish him off.

The hair-raising incident occurred a few weeks after Fassie received a blood-curdling message from an unknown person, who said he should have been the one killed instead of rap icon Kiernan “AKA” Forbes.

 

 

 

Forbes was gunned down outside the Wish restaurant on Florida Road in Durban on the evening of February 10 in what is believed to have been a contract killing. Forbes, who was killed with his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, had gone to Durban to perform at Yugo nightclub that weekend.

Speaking to Sunday World on Wednesday, Fassie said he was driving with a friend in Randpark Ridge, north of Joburg, when a light-skinned man clad in a hoodie rushed to his car door and hit him on the face with a panga.

Because the window was open, Fassie grabbed the hand of the attacker and tried to fight him off, he explained. During the fight, said Fassie, the attacker tried to stab him in the chest but he, once again, grabbed him and jostled to disarm him.

During the scuffle, he explained further, the attacker hit his arm twice, cutting one of his major veins before fleeing.

He said he lost so much blood during the attack he was even feeling dizzy when he was driving to the nearest hospital, where he was admitted and discharged later.

“I am living because there is a higher power, my intuition told me to stay at home [that evening], but I ignored it.i should have listened to my gut,” he said.

Fassie said he did not open a case (of assault and attempted murder) because he wants “to pick and choose his fights”.

“We choose our battles in life, this one is not worth it, there are ongoing investigations with Mr Forbes’ case.

I mean, the evidence is all around, and I don’t see myself going to stare my attacker in the eye when the matter goes to court, they might have ulterior motives.

“I dealt with enough of the circus tricks when my mom [Brenda Fassie] passed away, so I am picky about which battles I take on.

“I have very little trust in those who work in the justice system.”

The former drug addict said he shivers at the thought that the attack could be a drag from his past, but cannot put his finger on a specific name.