Tyla Announces Her Return to South Africa Following Her Grandmother’s Death
- Tyla went back home to South Africa days after her beloved grandmother passed away
- The multi-award-winning singer shared a message online about her social media algorithm changing whenever she returns home
- Fans welcomed her home, while others updated Tyla on the latest news that has been trending in Mzansi while she was away
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South African singer Tyla recently returned home after her beloved grandmother tragically passed away.
The Water hitmaker shared the news of her grandmother's passing on 1 September 2025, and spoke about the integral role she played in her life.
Officially announcing her return to South Africa, presumably for her granny's funeral, the singer spoke about her social media algorithm strangely updating to South African content whenever she goes home:
"Whenever I get back to SA and my algorithm changes, I feel like I’m catching up on a series."
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Tyla shared the post on her X page on 2 September, alluding to having caught up with the latest drama.
Without going into detail about what she saw or read, her fans flooded her comments section with the latest tea, giving her the 4-1-1 on what has been happening while she was away.
Here's how fans reacted to Tyla's post
South African social media users welcomed their fave back home before jumping onto what's been happening in the country.
Fans left no stone unturned while unpacking some of the latest scandals, including the controversial Russian job saga. Read some of their comments below:
Jess_Virgill warned:
"Just don’t take any internship jobs in Russia, queen."
tylasgirl was shocked:
"Girl, this Russian thing going on right now is crazzyy!"
lolatayvis asked:
"Lol, are you talking about the Russia and influencers thingy?"
ZolekaMaseko15 also asked:
"Welcome home, rest and recover. Do you want tea?? From the government or from the entertainment industry?"
ntaxility exclaimed:
"Where to even start! Kuningi."
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mahlatse_57 updated Tyla:
"Seemah lost 2.8 million followers, Sol was fired, Kaizer Chiefs might win the league this season, and I'm still broke."
BongaMbath73183 revealed:
"We are seeing flames here, Nana. Bree Street was paved by bricks costing billions and billions of Rands. It's a place called home anyway."
pinkfutbol_ asked:
"So you heard about the influencers?"
DnD_pineapple warned Tyla:
"Gurlaaaa! A lot has happened, don't take side jobs in Russia."
xeesotan posted:
"That's exactly what this country is: a series of unfortunate events."
Tyla passes out after massive party
In more Tyla updates, Briefly News shared online reactions to the singer passing out at an event after she was caught on camera being carried to her car.
She confirmed the news in a cryptic social media post, putting her fans' minds at ease after worrying about her well-being.
Meanwhile, others expressed concern for her safety and warned her to be more careful in the future.
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