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Zahara has Died

Award-winning singer/songwriter Bulelwa ‘Zahara‘ Mkutukana who was hospitalised last week is trending on social media after SABC News posted and deleted a Tweet which suggest she might have died.

Zahara

Tweeps are sending their condolence messages after reading the tweets, they haven’t been any official message from the family confirming the death of Zahara. Last week, the singer’s situation deteriorated and she was reportedly unresponsive.

Zahara

The family confirmed that Mkutukana was hospitalised for a week and thanked those supporting them and expressed compassion for the musician. This after reports the singer was rushed to hospital due to “liver complications”.

The statement read: “Unfortunately, even though our daughter’s hospitalisation has been of strict confidentiality within our family and close friends, that hasn’t stopped the spread of disingenuous information on the internet. We want to stress that any reliable information regarding Zahara’s health will be communicated via her official social media platforms or by herself,”

The singers family from East London also arrived in Johannesburg to be by the singer’s fiancé, Xaba’s, side.

Zahara was admitted to a medical ward, but her condition became worse and she was transferred to the ICU section of the private hospital in Johannesburg.

Social Media Mourning Zahara

 

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Bontle Modiselle

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