Winnie Mashaba Reportedly Kicked Out of Solly Moholo’s Funeral After Grand Entrance by Plane

• Winnie Mashaba's mode of transport when she was going to Solly Moholo's funeral caused a stir on the socials
• The South African gospel singer had arrived for iconic musician Solly Moholo's funeral in a lavish way
• Members of the Association for the Entertainers of SA (Aesa) allegedly kept Winnie Mashaba away from attending the sombre event

Winnie Mashaba was one of many who mourned the death of Solly Moholo. She was reportedly deemed an unwelcome guest because of the way she arrived at his funeral.

Gospel musician Winnie sparked controversy after she showed off her transport to Solly Moholo's funeral. The late gospel icon's family allegedly had an issue with Winnie Mashaba.

Winnie Mashaba allegedly kicked out of Solly Moholo's funeral

According to Sunday World, Solly Moholo's family asked members of Aesa to turn Winnie away. An artist who wished to remain anonymous explained that the family felt slighted since Solly passed away from illness and had mounting medical costs. Read what allegedly happened:

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“Apparently, the view was that Winnie was showing off by coming to the memorial service in an aircraft and might have used a lot of money to hire it when she failed to pay Moholo’s medical bill, which was running close to a million rand.”

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The anonymous source insisted that Winnie was not trying to show off, she had a number of appointments that day and wanted to be on time for all of them. Aesa's chief executive officer, Hepter Mailula, reportedly had picked up Dr Mashaba and allowed her to pay her last respects to the Mkhukhu icon. He said:

“Yes, I fetched her from where she was and gave her a seat. But I know nothing about her being prevented from attending the funeral."

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On the other hand, the chairperson of the Limpopo artist movement claims that Winnie was mistreated.

What you need to know about Winnie Mashaba

Winnie Mashaba is a renowned South African gospel musician, songwriter, and presenter. Born on 1 April 1981 in the village of Kgosi Phasha in Steelpoort, her family later moved to Ga-Sekhukhune in Limpopo. Raised by her mother alongside seven siblings, Winnie completed her schooling at Mashupje High in 1998. She went on to study Adult Basic Education and Training and later pursued a degree in psychology.

Winnie Mashaba is married to Mokgogo Makgopa, also known as Peter Mashaba, and the couple has been together for 14 years. While they dream of having children, their journey to parenthood has been marked by challenges and loss.

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Briefly News previously reported that gospel legend Winnie Mashaba has gotten a second chance in love even after controversial music executive Nota Baloyi made disturbing claims about her dating life earlier this year.

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The Batswadi Baka hitmaker has shared good news with her fellow listeners and followers on her Instagram page recently. Winnie shared a picture post of herself draped in her traditional makoti attire and shared that she is now officially off the market.

It was alleged that the gospel legend's break-up with her ex-hubby was caused by years of infidelity and irreconcilable differences between the singer and the businessperson.

Source: Briefly News