Simz Ngema Mourns Death of Her Uncle After Spending Christmas Day With Him: “Rest Well Malume”

Simz Ngema Mourns Death of Her Uncle After Spending Christmas Day With Him: “Rest Well Malume”

  • Simz Ngema is mourning the untimely death of her uncle, whom she spent Christmas Day with
  • Simz expressed her grief, stating that she was at a loss for words and thanking her uncle for spending his last day with them
  • Her followers and colleagues, including Pearl Thusi and others, offered their condolences and support

South African actress Simphiwe "Simz" Ngema is devastated following her uncle's untimely death.

Simz Ngema mourns her uncle's death
Simz Ngema is mourning her uncle's untimely death. Image: @simzngema
Source: Instagram

Simz Ngema gives after her uncle's death

The year is ending on a sad note for actress and singer Simz Ngema, who shared that her uncle passed on soon after Christmas.

Taking to her Instagram page, Simz said she was at a loss of words after her beloved malume's passing. Simz, who celebrated Christmas Day with her family, including her uncle, said she was grateful they spent his last day together. She wrote:

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"I don’t have a long Caption for now. Maybe when I regain my strength. Rest well Malume. Thank you for spending your last day with us. It was the best Christmas ever!"

Simz Ngema's followers comfort her

The former Muvhango actress' fans and colleagues shared touching comments. Many noted seeing her and her uncle during her Instagram Live sessions on Christmas Day.

@pearlthusi said:

"Sorry girl "

@makhosy.cele added:

"Haybo what happened? We saw this yesterday. UNKULUNKULU Abe nani❤️"

@plussizeblackdiamondssa18 noted:

"Thank you for loving your uncle till his last day. may God heal and comfort you."

@mampho1004 commented:

"I can't believe Boyboy he's gone, and I know the shock is even greater for you. I hope memories of the happy times you had together.May the good Lord comfort and heal you and your family "

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spesh_vena commented:

"Yho haybo the way I enjoyed that live yesterday this is sad."

Leleti Khumalo’s fan throws shade at Mbongeni Ngema’s death

Meanwhile, Briefly News reported that some people sure don't respect the dead. Recently, one of the veteran actress fans threw some shade on the death of the iconic playwright Mbongeni Ngema. The Sarafina! creator recently met his sudden death on Wednesday evening, 27 December 2023.

The star's passing trended on social media, with many netizens pouring in their tributes, and one social media user who is a fan of the former Imbewu: The Seed actress Leleti Khumalo came gun-blazing on X, formerly known as Twitter, sharing a controversial tweet claiming that Ngema used to abuse the star and that his death is not so sad.

Source: Briefly News

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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.