LIKE SHOOTING STARS, THESE STARS NEVER MADE IT TO 40
. . . Zahara the latest in a string of SA celebrities who died young
SOUTH AFRICA and the rest of the world has been plunged into mourning after the death of songbird Zahara.
She was just 36.
In just a short period of time South Africa has lost a lot of celebrities, who won our hearts over, and many of them never made it to the age of 40.
This is a list of EIGHT South African Celebrities Who Died Before The Age Of 40
1. Nkululeko Habedi, also known as Flabba, he died in 2015 after being brutally stabbed by his then girlfriend. Sindisiwe Manqele admitted to stabbing him and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Flabba was 37-years-old.
2. Gugu Zulu — A South African racing driver who won numerous local racing titles died while climbing the mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania on 18 July 2016. He was 36-years-old.
3. Simba Mhere — Top Billing presenter from Zimbabwe who was involved in a car accident on 31 January 2015. He was only 25-years-old.
4. Mduduzi Shabalala — famous by the name of Mandoza. He was the most loved kwaito musician, he passed away on 18 September 2016 after being diagnosed brain cancer. He was 38.
5. Lundi Tyamara — A gospel musician that has touched many hearts with his beautiful voice and great music. He passed away after battling with Stomach TB on 27 January 2017.
6. Ashley Calli — An Isidingo actress that passed on back in 2008 at the age of 32. She was involved in a car accident.
7. Sfiso Ncwane — An ward winning gospel musician that passed on at just 37 living behind the wife and three children. He died in 2016 December , the cause of death was Kidney Failure.
8. Kiernan Jarryd Forbes — Known professionally as AKA, he was a South African rapper, record producer, and businessman. Born in Cape Town and raised in Johannesburg, Forbes gained recognition after releasing his single “Victory Lap.” He was shot dead in Durban on February 10, 2023 at the age of 35 — H-Metro Reporter/ youthvillage.za