Cape Town – ZamaNguni Gumede, the mother of Kwaito musician Mandla “Mampintsha” Maphumulo, has reportedly died.
According to Daily Sun, ZamaNguni died on Sunday, January 15 at Wentworth Hospital.
She was 64.
The news of her death came as the Gumede family was still trying to come to terms with the passing away of Mampintsha on Christmas eve, a week after suffering a stroke.
The report quoted Mampintsha’s sister, Pinky Gumede as saying that she had visited her mother during the day and when she left, she seemed fine.
BREAKING | Mampintsha’s mum passes away!
Barely a month after her famous son’s death, Mampintsha’s mum ZamaNguni Gumede died after a short illness.
She died at age 64 years on Sunday night at Wentworth hospital.#FlyingNews? pic.twitter.com/jt35aHkCCl
— FlyingNews Live Updates ZA (@live7_news) January 16, 2023
“She was even telling us jokes and we were all laughing. So, when I left her, she was in high spirits. I really thought she was getting better,” the report quoted Pinky as saying.
She said that she was not coping, as she had lost two “important people within a space of three weeks”.
The family of Mampitsha’s wife, Babes Wodumo, reportedly didn’t believe that ZamaNguni was ill.
According to The South Africa, while The Wololo hitmaker’s sister Nondumiso Simelane defended the singer in an interview with TshisaLIVE on Wednesday 11 January, she told Zimoja that her family did not believe Zamanguni is sick.
Following the news of ZamaNguni’s death, messages of condolences flooded social media.
Bathi Mampintsha’s mom passed away ?… I don’t ever wanna know the pain of losing a child …. Not everyone can come out of that ? #mampintsha
— Nothando Malinga (@knowthando) January 16, 2023
Sad to hear that Mampintsha’s mother, Zamanguni Gumede, passed away so soon after her son’s passing ??️
Our thoughts and prayers to Babes Wodumo and the rest of the family ? pic.twitter.com/2t0dKA6CNi
— TK_Nala ? (@NalaThokozane) January 16, 2023
I’m glad Babes Wodumo and Mampintsha’s mom had made peace before she passed on. Those who blame Babes for the death are fools to the core. How is Babes responsible for anything? The mother was sick and got more sicker when Mampintsha died. Leave Babes alone… She’s also hurting
— Tšhegofatšo ??? (@MaabuleM) January 16, 2023
Rest in Peace ZamaNguni Gumede. The mother of late musician, Mampintsha, has passed on, at age 64. pic.twitter.com/pblBVpMsNk
— Penuel The Black Pen (@GodPenuel) January 16, 2023
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