TKZee Member Tokollo “Magesh” Tshabalala Dies at 45, SA Reacts: “Condolences to His Family”

• Tokollo "Magesh" Tshabalala, a member of the legendary kwaito group TKZee, has been declared dead by his family and media
• This comes after the musician had a long battle with a chronic disease, to which he eventually succumbed
• Netizens have flocked to their social media timelines to express their condolences to Tshabalala's family during this difficult time

Tokello Tshabalala, also known as "Magesh," has died. He was a member of the legendary Kwaito group TKZee with Zwai Bala and Kabelo Mabalane.

According to City Press, the 45-year-old was discovered dead by a family member on 15 August 2022. The publication further reports that a family member believes his death was caused by epilepsy. Magesh had been battling the chronic disease for a long time.

Magesh's family has requested privacy during this difficult period. On Twitter, TKZee issued the following media statement to South Africans:

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Netizens react to Magesh's sad death

@LeakaMadisha said:

"Magesh, tsotsi from kofifi. One of the realist kwaito pioneers. Rest in peace KING. "

@Luvuyo_Si wrote:

"WoW... Whaaat Condolences to his family and the TKZEE family members #RIPMAGESH"

@pepini525 shared:

"Yeses was listening to Masimbela yesterday, even tweeted about it. Rest In Peace inventor of many Kasi slangs"

@Zwely10111 posted:

"So we gonna start our Monday like this. RIP Tokollo. Our kwaito legend."

@Gianazdad1 commented:

"RIP Legend... My favourite member from the group"

@Mbonjeni1 replied:

"The craziest thang I was playing old skul kwaito whole day yesterday "

@LeakaMadisha added:

"This guy was Beyonce of TKZEE, his contribution to kwaito genre changed the game. The boys from @podcastwithmacg were talking about him when they interviewing Zwai that their only left with interviewing him from TKZEE members. Rest in peace KING."

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Tshabalala was a well-known songwriter, as evidenced by netizen comments. His hit songs include Mambotje and Dlala Mapantsula, reports City Press. With his rapping abilities, he completed the three-person group.

DJ Maphorisa dragged by netizens after boasting about his expensive outfit

In other entertainment news, Briefly News reported that DJ Maphorisa has set the internet on fire after making an insensitive post.

Phori took to Twitter to share a photo of himself dressed in branded clothing. He asked followers to estimate the cost of his outfit in the caption. The clearly irritated netizens responded with lengthy and heated comments. They ranged from spitting in the faces of his fans to netizens telling him that they don't have time for useless calculations.

Phori responded with fierce clapbacks, clearly ready to dish it out to those who were dragging him. Maphorisa said that while some people claimed to have no time for his illogical calculation, they had time to write lengthy paragraphs calling him out.

Source: Briefly News