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Last week, the country was distraught after learning that Nomasonto Maswanganyi, popularly known as Mshoza, died on Wednesday, November 18 from what his manager has now confirmed as complications from diabetes.
In what can be seen as a double tragedy for soccer and entertainment fraternities, her ex-boyfriend and former Mamelodi Sundowns defender Anele Ngcongca tragically passed away in a car accident in North KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, November 23, less than a week after Mshoza. death.
The couple began dating in 2018, and in 2019 they revealed that they were expecting a baby, but unfortunately Mshoza allegedly miscarried. That same year, Mshoza broke up with the soccer star and told him: “We could no longer be in a relationship.”
Mshoza’s long battle with diabetes
Fans were shocked to learn of the kwaito star’s death last week and tributes have been pouring in to Mshoza, whose real name was Nomasonto Maswanganyi, since the news broke – read more here.
Thanduxolo Jindela, who has been the manager of the 37-year-old Kwaito musician for 11 years, confirmed that The Sowetan that Mshoza had been living with diabetes for a long time and had been receiving treatment for it.
Diagnosed with diabetes in 2014
The so-called “First Lady of Kwaito” was diagnosed with the disease in 2014, when she was hospitalized for severe symptoms related to diabetes.
This time she was rushed to hospital the day before illness finally claimed her.
“Obviously, we were keeping out of the media that she was hospitalized yesterday [Wednesday]. Remember, there is Mshoza that everyone loves and knows.
“Then there’s Nomasonto and he didn’t like those things being known,” Jindela said. The Sowetan.
Mshoza leaves behind two children, her 11-year-old daughter, Pride, and her nine-year-old son, Jacob Junior.
The stars cry to one of their own
Actress Pearl Thusi shared a snippet from an interview she had done with Mshoza for BET’s Behind the story on November 20, in which Mshoza had opened up about how difficult it had been for her to deal with the death of another music legend, Lebo Mathosa, 14 years ago.
The video post is titled “Rest in Power, Girl”, and in it Thusi thanks Mshoza for her “beautiful energy, vulnerability and honesty.”
Thanks for the music. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share your story and celebrate you, Mshoza “bozza”, La Madrina. Siyohlala sikukhumbula “.
World diabetes day
World Diabetes Day was celebrated just over a week ago, and celebrities like longtime diabetic American actress Halle Berry have taken steps to educate and raise awareness about the disease.
Read more here:
World diabetes day: early warning signs of type 2 diabetes
Halle Berry Hosts Global Wellness Warriorthon for World Diabetes Day
And here’s how technology can help manage diabetes:
Technology may help control diabetes, but it is not being used
Other Kwaito legends left too soon
Mashoza is one of several South African music legends who left us too soon.
Brenda Fassie
the Pioneering service hitmaker died in 2004 at the age of 39, one of the biggest losses in the South African music industry. He left a lot of hits, like Weekend special, to enjoy for decades to come.
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Mandoza, whose real name is Mduduzi Edmund Tshabalala, died in 2016 at the age of 38. He had owned the kwaito scene with classics like Nkalakatha.
Lebo mathosa
Mathosa had started his career with Boom Shaka and his albums, including Dream Queen of Drama Y Lioness, lives.
He died in 2006 in a car accident at the age of 29. In 2019, BET Africa filmed a six-part miniseries about Mathosa’s life called Dream: The Story of Lebo Mathosa – more on that here.
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