Simphiwe Dana Loses Her Mom: Singer Asks Mzansi to Pray for the Family

Simphiwe Dana Loses Her Mom: Singer Asks Mzansi to Pray for the Family

  • Mzansi musician Simphiwe Dana has revealed that she lost her beloved mother on Wednesday, 21 July
  • The songstress took to social media and shared that she and her siblings are heartbroken following MamJoli's untimely death
  • The singer shared that she was grateful for the way her late mom raised her, her siblings and her adopted children

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Simphiwe Dana shared that she's lost her mother. The songstress took to social media to share the sad news with her followers.

The star said her mom, MamJoli, passed away earlier on Wednesday. She says that they are heartbroken as the family but were thankful for the way her mom raised them.

Simphiwe Dana, loses mother, asks Mzansi, pray for her, family
Simphiwe Dana has lost her mother. Image: @simphiwedana
Source: Instagram

Taking to Twitter, the singer asked Mzansi to pray for them as her siblings and her mom's adopted kids mourn her.

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"Our wonderful mother, MamJoli, left us earlier today. We are wounded, but grateful for the grace with which she raised us and all her other adopted children. Please hold us in prayer."

Tweeps took to Simphiwe Dana's comment section on the app to comfort her. Check out some of their comments below:

Her bae @PumezaSoprano said:

"My deepest condolences sthandwa sam! I’m with you in spirit!"

@pierredevos wrote:

"So sorry for your loss."

@HoneyBeeGP commented:

"Aaahh, I' m so sorry for your loss sis' wam. You shared a lot about your mother and how she was not well at some point. I saw how you were up and down ufunela uMama amayeza. May she rest in peace. She fought a good fight."

@AdamsTbose added:

"I feel like I know uMamJoli because of the song 'Umzali Wami'. I bet that’s how we all feel.Thank you for introducing us to her, yanga angaphumla ngoxolo. Sending you and your family loads of love and light."

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Actress Nomsa Buthelezi mourns loss of her brother

In similar news, Briefly News reported that Nomsa Buthelezi-Shezi is mourning the loss of her brother. The media personality shared that Lebo passed away some time ago but she did not immediately post about it because she was in pain.

She also said that nobody checks on her any more. The actress said her brother's death shattered her, which is why she chose not to post about it immediately after it happened. The star expressed that she did not have words to describe her pain at the time of his passing.

Nomsa finally took to Instagram on Sunday, 18 July to let her friends and fans know about Lebo's death. She shared snaps she took during the funeral and a pic of her late brother.

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