Mampintsha was previously reported to be hospitalized a week after he had suffered a stroke. The multi-award winner sadly died on December 24th. He was 40 years old at the time of passing.
To honor his memory, family, friends, peers, and fans participated in a memorial service for the late Mampintsha on Thursday afternoon. The service took place at the Ethekwini Community Church in Kwa-Zulu Natal.
A month ago, the remaining group members of Big Nuz created a project in honor of their late band member, R Mashesha. He passed away in 2015 after a long illness.
In the days before his passing, Afrotainment released a statement regarding the artist’s health. They revealed that Mampintsha had suffered a stroke on December 17th and has since been hospitalized. The label added that the reality star was being monitored as he recovered from the stroke.
Watch the memorial service of Mampintsha
Following the news of his death, social media quickly began speculating that the Simelane and Maphumulo families found out about his death via social media. However, the family representative, Zanele Maphumulo shared that this was fake news.
She said, “We won’t be entertaining things which are spoken without evidence. Both families, the Maphumulos and Simelanes, were with Mampintsha when he passed away. We didn’t hear it from anyone, we were there,“
Earlier this week, the government revealed that they would accommodate half of the expenses for Mampintsha’s funeral. The funeral is scheduled to take place this Friday, the 30th of December. However, the venue for the service has not been confirmed yet.
The family hasn’t revealed whether the funeral service will be live-streamed. Given the memorial service was streamed to everyone, the family might consider keeping the funeral to close members of the family this Friday. More details are expected to follow soon.
Source: Cape Argus
