{"id":18902,"date":"2022-12-26T11:51:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T11:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/locals-saddened-by-mampintshas-passing"},"modified":"2022-12-26T12:18:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T12:18:20","slug":"locals-saddened-by-mampintshas-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/locals-saddened-by-mampintshas-passing","title":{"rendered":"LOCALS SADDENED BY MAMPINTSHA\u2019S PASSING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Tributes from the local entertainment scene are pouring in for<\/b><br \/>\n<b>South African Kwaito legend Mampintsha. The Big Nuz star was announced to have passed yesterday, aged 40, while receiving medical attention after suffering a stroke on Thursday.<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Figure<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are saddened by the loss of such a huge figure in the industry,\u201d said Swazi Boy entertainment co-founder Mthunzi \u2018Shadow\u2019Zwane who booked him numerous times before. Zwane said it was sad that he passed on while battling the effects of \u2018cancel culture\u2019, stating that he would love to celebrate the talented, jolly individual the Durban-born star was.<\/p>\n<p><b>Painful<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was painful to see how our own very people treated him lately or how they have been reacting on social media platforms at the news of his passing.<\/p>\n<p>It is absolutely disgusting, and may his soul rest in peace.\u201d Riders Ranch\u2019s Banele Dlamini, who was the last promoter to book him in the country for the Motor Sport Weekend in July also mourned with fans, and revealed that they were currently working on a show which they had set for some time next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI amout of speechless about these sad news, but I believeGod has a plan at all times.\u201d \u201cMy condolences go out to family members, business partners, his employees and most of all his fans,\u201d he stated. The Umlazi-born hitmker was married to artist BbesWodumo, real name Bongekile Simelane, and they have one child together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Tributes from the local entertainment scene are pouring in for South African Kwaito legend Mampintsha. The Big Nuz star was announced to have passed yesterday, aged 40, while receiving medical attention after suffering a stroke on Thursday. 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