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– Local Kwaito star Mandoza has died. He was 38
– The South African musician reportedly lost his battle to cancer over the weekend
– The 38-year-old was diagnosed with a brain tumor in May of last year
South African kwaito music star, Mduduzi Edmund Tshabalala aka Mandoza, has passed on.
He died yesterday, September 18th after a long battle with cancer, which had reportedly spread to his brain, leading him to lose his sight completely.
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According to EWN Reporter, Mandoza could not breath well and was rushed to the hospital, where he died in the company of his wife, Mpho.
He was 38 years old.
Former manager Vaughn Eaton says #Mandoza‘s wife Mpho told him that he experienced trouble breathing and they rushed him to hospital.MK
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) September 18, 2016
#Mandoza The 38 year Nkalakatha hitmaker lost his battle to cancer earlier today – 2 years after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. — EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) September 18, 2016
Mandoza was born in 1978 in the Zola South section of Soweto, where he shared a house with his mother, his grandparents and two sisters. He never knew his father, his mother claiming that he was murdered the same year Mandoza was born.
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When he was sixteen years old he was charged with stealing a car and received a one-and-a-half year sentence, which he served in Diepkloof prison. When he was released from prison, Mandoza formed the group Chiskop along with three childhood friends, S’bu, Siphiwe and Sizwe. His talents were discovered by Arthur Mafokate, also known as the King of Kwaito.
May his soul rest in peace.
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