By Kamini Padayachee
The KwaZulu-Natal arts community is reeling in shock after the death of a Pietermaritzburg artist on Monday night.
Police Superintendent Henry Budhram said Gabisile Nkosi, 34, was found dead at her home with a bullet wound to her head. The body of her boyfriend, Nqubili Ngidi, was also found.
Budhram said Ngidi had entered the house through the roof and had killed Nkosi before turning the gun on himself.
"Both had gunshot wounds to the heads and a 9mm pistol was found," he said.
Nkosi, a print-maker, had exhibited her work in England, the US, Botswana and Namibia. She was a programme manager at the Caversham Centre for Artists and Writers.
Nkosi's mentor, Malcolm Christian, said: "It is such a terrible loss. Even Oprah Winfrey has one of her works."
Police are also investigating the motive behind a double murder and suicide at Phoenix on Monday night. A man shot and killed his girlfriend and her 3three-year-old son before killing himself.