Dudu Mntowaziwayo Ndlovu
Dudu Mntowaziwayo Ndlovu, popularly known as Dudu Zulu, was a Zulu dancer, percussionist, and singer with the South African bands Juluka and Savuka. Ndlovu danced alongside his bandmate Johnny Clegg for many years, both on-stage and on the streets of Soweto and Jeppestown.
In May 1992, while walking to his home in Esiphongweni from a neighbour's house, Dudu was fatally shot at close range. The attack took place on a dusty track near Greytown in KwaZuluNatal. It's uncertain whether Ndlovu was targeted, or if he was mistaken for someone else. Other citizens had been shot "in error" in a local taxi war.
The following year, Johnny Clegg and Savuka recorded a final album together: Heat, Dust and Dreams. Clegg dedicated the music video for "The Crossing ", a song from the album, to Ndlovu.
