Just three weeks after her son's death, award-winning gqom musician and reality TV star Mandla 'Mampintsha' Maphumulo's mother, Zamanguni Gumede, has died.
Her daughter, Pinki, confirmed to News24 that Gumede died on Sunday but could not elaborate further.
BREAKING NEWS: Zamanguni Gumede the mother of the late KZN artist Mandla ‘Mampintsha’ Maphumulo has passed away at a Durban hospital after a short illness. She was 66. #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/l8Rc2uOc3s
— Jayed-Leigh Paulse (@JayedLeigh) January 16, 2023
Per a Daily Sun report, Gumede died following a short illness at Wentworth Hospital. She was 64.
Gumede's health took a knock following Maphumulo's death. According to the publication's report, she became weak and could not walk when he died.
Maphumulo died on 24 December after suffering a minor stroke a week earlier. He was 40.
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