In a revelation that has deepened the grief surrounding the murder of popular Johannesburg radio DJ Warras (Warren Richardson), his sister has shared the chilling details of their last conversation, describing him as “loud and passionately complaining in Zulu” just days before he was ambushed and executed. The 35-year-old father of three was gunned down outside his Sandton home on December 10, 2025, in what police now believe was a targeted hit linked to his vocal opposition to a hijacked building in the city. “We believe a price was put on his head,” a family spokesperson blasted, revealing Warras had five ignored protection orders against threats. As graphic posts circulate online despite pleas to stop, the family begs for privacy while demanding justice for a man who fought crime but was silenced forever—leaving his children devastated.

Warras, a YFM host known for his community activism and anti-crime campaigns, was returning from a gig when gunmen in a getaway car opened fire, hitting him multiple times. He died at the scene. His sister, speaking anonymously to Sowetan Live on December 17, recounted their Friday call: “He was ranting in Zulu about the hijacked building—loud, passionate, saying ‘these criminals are destroying our community and no one’s doing anything.’ I told him to be careful; he laughed it off.” The building, a notorious hijacked property in Johannesburg CBD, was the focus of Warras’s recent radio segments exposing syndicates.

Police confirmed the hit theory: “Multiple protection orders were filed but ignored—indicating targeted threats,” Commissioner Fannie Masemola said. No arrests yet, but ballistics link the 9mm to organized crime.

Warras’s wife Thandi, 33, and children (8, 5, 2) are “devastated,” with Thandi posting: “Daddy’s gone—our home is empty.” A GoFundMe hit R1 million for the kids.

As truth explodes amid graphic leaks, justice feels vanishing. South Africa mourns a voice silenced.