Tusile Tenza, 23, was scheduled to have the bullet removed on Wednesday, but it was unclear whether he would be able to dance again, the Cape Argus reports.

Cape Town city ballet principal dancer Mervyn Williams said Tenza was too weak to explain what happened, but it was believed he had been driving with a friend on Sunday when someone started shooting at their car.

He said it had been unusual to see the dancer lying so quietly in his hospital bed.

“He is always laughing and singing choral songs... he has a very jovial streak.” 

According to the report, Tenza had been preparing for his role in “Night and Day”, to be staged at the Artscape in Cape Town and the Playhouse Theatre in Durban, from October 26.

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Oct 3, 2012

MommaC

Oh my soul, this is just heart breaking.
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Oct 3, 2012

MissBhakajuju

Cape Town has s.ick d.i.c.k heads
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Oct 3, 2012

The-Vince

Khayelitsha is just fucked up.....how can someone just shoot at people randomly, definitely the shooter knows him and he was planning on taking the poor guys life.
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Oct 3, 2012

RobinH

Ai. Our people have become seriously f u c k e d up!
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Oct 3, 2012

tatamachance

@THE-Vince
khayelitsha is just fucked up ........ cant you read wena mara ...its gugulethu you fool
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Oct 3, 2012

Chef_BBM

Gugulethu is just un-ayoba! The peeps that side are just trigger-happy
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Oct 3, 2012

Pere-Ya-Poho

Mona
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Oct 3, 2012

batistuta

@the vince khayelitsha z far from gugs. Gugs z very close 2Nyanga who z said 2b murder capital, bt both places r very notoriuos muggin n killin z common there n nw thez z these 2gangs dat r fighting Vatos Lacos vs Vura gang it makes things worst nw khayelitsha,nyanga,phillip,crossroads n gugulethu z full of those 2gangs made of school kids. Cumin 2d article its sad wht happened realy a wk ago a black citi golf fired shots @ ppl who were jst passin in lower crossroads he didnt even knw them so tel me wht society r we realy
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