RIP: 10 Top SA musicians who died in their 30s [photos]May their souls rest in eternal peace: Here is a list of 10 South African musicians who died in their 30s.
by Mihlali Vellem
13-12-2023 14:37
in Local Celebs
Here are Ten SA musicians who died in their 30s, Image via Instagram @mampinstha_shimora/ @zaharasa/ rikyrickworld/ @djsumbodysa
The South African music industry has been hit with another blow Zahara was confirmed dead earlier this week as seen in a family statement posted on Instagram.
--
TEN SOUTH AFRICAN MUSICIANS WHO DIED IN THEIR 30S Tributes poured in abundance for the late Afro pop singer after the shocking news of her death. Here are ten South African musicians that have died in their 30s
Zahara. Image via Twitter: @ProHeed 1. ZAHARA
FULL NAME: Bulelwa Mkutukana
DATE OF BIRTH: 9 November 1988
DEATH DATE: 11 December 2023
DEATH AGE: 36
TOP THREE SONGS: Loliwe, Phendula, Ndiza, more
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Bulelwa Mkutukana (@zaharasa)
-- ALSO READ: Hospital bill! Zahara's sisters allegedly go shopping with her card
2.AKA
FULL NAME: Kiernan Jarryd Forbes
DATE OF BIRTH: 28 January 1988
DEATH DATE: 10 February 2023
DEATH AGE: 35
TOP THREE SONGS: Fela in Versace, 10 Fingers, Run Jozi, more
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by AKA (@akaworldwide)
-- 3.MAMPINTSHA
FULL NAME: Mandla Maphumulo
DATE OF BIRTH: 18 July 1982
DEATH DATE: 24 December 2022
DEATH AGE: 40
TOP THREE SONGS: Ngeke, Ntombenhle, Sting Ray, more
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Mandla Maphumulo (@mampintsha_shimora)
-- ALSO READ: Cyril Ramaphosa! SA demands state funeral' for Zahara [watch]
--
4.RIKY RICK
FULL NAME: Rikhado Muziwendlovu Makhado
DATE OF BIRTH: 20 July 1987
DEATH DATE: 23 February 2022
DEATH AGE: 34
TOP THREE SONGS: Ungazincishi, Sidlukotini, Stay Shining, more
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Rikhado "Riky Rick" Makhado (@rikyrickworld)
-- 5.PRO KID
FULL NAME: Linda Mkhize
DATE OF BIRTH: 22 June 1981
DEATH DATE: 8 August 2018
DEATH AGE: 37
TOP THREE SONGS: Uthini Ngo Pro, Sekele, Bhampa, more
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by PRO (@prokidfans)
-- ALSO READ: She called me': Lira shares heartfelt story about Zahara [photos]
6.LUNDI
FULL NAME: Lundi Tiyamara
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 December 1978
DEATH DATE: 27 January 2017)
DEATH AGE: 38
TOP THREE SONGS: Ngapha Nangapha, Senzeni, Nkosi Yam', more
This day 27 January 2017 South Africa wake up to sad news of the passing of the Gospel musician Lundi Tyamara well known for his hit song Mphefumlo Wami.
His music lives on. May his soul Continue to rest peacefully.
Remembering Lundi Tyamara pic.twitter.com/hvj9GsEB7L
Mfundoyakhe Shezi (@Mfundoyakhe_S) January 27, 2021
7. MANDOZA
FULL NAME: Mduduzi Thembinkosi Edmund Tshabalala
DATE OF BIRTH: 17 January 1978
DEATH DATE: 18 September 2016
DEATH AGE: 38
TOP THREE SONGS: Nkalakatha, 50/50, Sgelekeqe, more
Mandoza still firing the #Springboks forward from the grave. Uyi #Nkalakatha pic.twitter.com/ifgSAe4xVp
Village Kingpin (@Notemash7) October 15, 2023
ALSO READ: A real blow to our country': Cyril Ramaphosa on Zahara's death
8.DJ SUMBODY
FULL NAME: Oupa John Sefoka
DATE OF BIRTH: 9 June 1984
DEATH DATE: 20 November 2022
DEATH AGE: 35
TOP THREE SONGS: Monate Mpolaye, Suk'emabhozeni, Ayepyep, more
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Mandla Maphumulo (@mampintsha_shimora)
-- 9.HHP
FULL NAME: Jabulani Tsambo
DATE OF BIRTH: 14 September 4980
DEATH DATE: 28 October 2018
DEATH AGE: 38
TOP THREE SONGS: Tswaka, Bosso, Music & Lights, more
We are saddened by the news of the sudden death of rapper HHP. #RIPJabba #RIPHHP pic.twitter.com/Ln54O5WJmB
TRACE Southern Africa (@TRACE_Inter) October 24, 2018
10.VUSI MA R5
FULL NAME: Itumeleng Mosoeu
DATE OF BIRTH: 28 May 1988
DEATH DATE: 30 January 2023
DEATH: AGE: 35
TOP THREE SONGS: Pula, Ha Bone Selo, Thabe, and more
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by TheRealVusiMaR5 (@therealvusimar5)
-- ALSO READ: She may need a transplant': Zahara reportedly hospitalised
--
Reader Survey Win R5000 Enter Here
Most recent headlines
06/10/2025
France T l visions, France's leading broadcaster, has received the 2025 EBU ...
04/09/2025
Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), in collaboration with Dalet, has been a...
30/08/2025
WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission has adopted its FY 2025 Regulatory Fees Order that establishes the regulatory fee rates for the broadcast stati...
29/08/2025
Australian Red Cross and SBS launch training to help workplaces in the fight aga...
29/08/2025
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Sp...
29/08/2025
L3Harris Technologies has concentrated decades of expertise across the entire enterprise to develop affordable and reliable best-of-breed solutions to rapidly c...
29/08/2025
BURBANK, Calif. The CW Network and the Pac-12 Conference have announced a new media rights deal that will extend their broadcast partnership beginning with the ...
29/08/2025
NEW YORK Gracenote has released a new analysis of its global video dataset showing that the number of FAST channels grew nearly 14% from Q1 2025 and 76% since 2...
29/08/2025
SAN JOSE, Calif. Harmonic has announced a series of improvements to its live sports streaming solution that the company said will improve fan engagement, protec...
29/08/2025
NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES Fox Corp. and YouTube TV last night announced a renewal of the full portfolio of Fox networks, including Fox News Channel, Fox Business...
29/08/2025
Budapest, Hungary, August 2025 - The integration of Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR) with Lightware's Taurus universal matrix switchers delivers a new level of f...
29/08/2025
Frequency, the engine behind many of the world's best-known streaming television channels, today announced it will launch Studio Live, a next-generation uni...
29/08/2025
In an era when AI and cyber resilience are essential, Scality will mark the 10th anniversary of Scality Day on October 16, 2025 in Paris. This flagship global e...
29/08/2025
Disguise's In-House Creative and Technical Teams Pre-Visualised, Programmed and Delivered Content for the Experience, All Powered by EX 3+
Technology solu...
29/08/2025
Disguise will be demonstrating the latest workflows for TV, film and live events on a number of partner booths at the show
Disguise, the industry-leading tech...
29/08/2025
STOCKHOLM, Sweden Accedo will showcase Accedo Compose, its AI agent-powered modular orchestration layer that assists streaming providers in transitioning client...
29/08/2025
LOS ANGELES Cineverse has announced that it is working with Xperi to bring four of its streaming channels to automobiles for the first time as part of the DTS A...
29/08/2025
DALLAS & ATLANTA Gray Media has announced an agreement with the sports streaming service Victory+ to simulcast 17 Dallas Stars NHL games in 15 television market...
29/08/2025
NEW YORK AND CULVER CITY Comcast NBCUniversal and Amazon have announced new and extended distribution agreements that will expand the content available on their...
29/08/2025
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. RED Digital Cinema will feature its Cine-Broadcast Module supporting live broadcast workflows during IBC2025, Sept. 12-15, at the RAI Ams...
29/08/2025
29 Aug 2025
Kyivstar Rings Opening Bell at Nasdaq Marking Landmark Listing and ...
29/08/2025
More than half of all NFL games live on Sky for the first timeFriday 29 August 2025
Sky Sports has announced a new three-year deal with the NFL, extending its ...
29/08/2025
Back to All News
RIV4LRIES: The Trailer of the New Series With Samuele Carrino ...
29/08/2025
Get ready for an inspiring and emotional insight into the world of competitive Irish dancing with My Story: Tomi Champion of the World airing on RT 2 this monda...
29/08/2025
RT has today announced that David McCullagh is to be the new presenter of RT Radio 1's flagship Today programme, which airs every weekday at 10am, replaci...
28/08/2025
By Kristin Feeley, Director, Documentary Film & Artist Programs
If you want to tell untold stories, if you want to give voice to the voiceless, you've got ...
28/08/2025
Directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, Sundance Institute-supported Amer...
28/08/2025
Corridos have been a cornerstone of M sica Mexicana for generations, telling stories rooted in everyday life. Now, a new chapter is taking shape: motivational c...
28/08/2025
Los corridos han sido un pilar de la M sica Mexicana durante generaciones, contando historias enraizadas en la vida cotidiana. Ahora, un nuevo cap tulo est tom...
28/08/2025
Earlier this month, we promised our Verano Forever party would bring the heat, a...
28/08/2025
L3Harris will provide the Polish F-16V fleet with the Viper Shield electronic warfare system as part of an upgrade program....
28/08/2025
Bilbao, August 26, 2025 - AgileTV, an international television and video technol...
28/08/2025
Ken Wilkinson is an Emmy Awards nominated New York audio engineer who specialises in production sound mixing for film, commercial, episodic and documentary work...
28/08/2025
NEW YORK FuboTV today announced that it will launch Fubo Sports, a skinny bundle that focuses on sports with a subscription price of $56 monthly....
28/08/2025
NEVADA City, Calif. At IBC2025, Sept. 12-15 at the RAI Amsterdam, Telestream will debut its new Global Ingest strategy, introducing a next-generation ingest arc...
28/08/2025
Dr. Rhoda Bernard Releases Groundbreaking Debut Book on Accessible Arts Educatio...
28/08/2025
TAG Video Systems, the leader in software-based IP end-to-end workflow monitoring, deep probing, and real-time visualization, has named Oliver Gappa as Sales Di...
28/08/2025
AI-based voice enhancement will be among a series of innovations making their IBC 2025 debut on the DHD stand B46 in Hall 8 at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Cent...
28/08/2025
Telef nica Servicios Audiovisuales (TSA), the leading system integrator and service provider in the media sector in Spain, with the support of Appear, the globa...
28/08/2025
To fully immerse sailing fans in the world's biggest offshore yacht race, production company, Optical Media turned to LiveU's On-site Production solutio...
28/08/2025
Working with Calrec on its most recent overhaul, radio and television broadcaster, WNED has migrated to a fully IP infrastructure with multiple Type R consoles,...
28/08/2025
Cleeng, the Subscriber Retention Management (SRM ) inventor, has unveiled Cleeng Pro, the first-ever direct-to-consumer (D2C) subscription management platform t...
28/08/2025
Zixi, the industry leader in live broadcast-quality video over IP, today announced that French media distribution platform OKAST has selected Zixi to enable rel...
28/08/2025
Solution offers a streamlined, speaker-free architecture to optimize integration with premium external loudspeakers and advanced loudness metering
Nixer Pro Au...
28/08/2025
Cinegy, the premier provider of software-defined television technology, has announced a strategic partnership with Vision One Touch Film Production Services L.L...
28/08/2025
Telestream, a global leader in media workflow technologies, will debut its new Global Ingest strategy at IBC2025, introducing a next-generation ingest architect...
28/08/2025
Tier 1 operator selects Broadpeak to power high-performance, unified CDN solution across Norway, Sweden and Finland
Broadpeak, a leader in streaming and moneti...
28/08/2025
Leading video software provider, Synamedia, today announced that 24 Frames Digital, one of India's leading live event streaming service providers, has chose...
28/08/2025
Meet VisualOn at IBC2025: See What's Next in AI-Powered Video Streaming Join VisualOn at IBC2025 and discover how our AI-driven Optimizer and advanced media...
RIP: 10 Top SA musicians who died in their 30s [photos]May their souls rest in eternal peace: Here is a list of 10 South African musicians who died in their 30s. 
