{"id":107252,"date":"2025-04-20T10:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T08:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/comedian-and-actor-marabha-dies-after-long-illness"},"modified":"2025-04-22T23:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:28:56","slug":"comedian-and-actor-marabha-dies-after-long-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/comedian-and-actor-marabha-dies-after-long-illness","title":{"rendered":"Comedian And Actor \u201cMarabha\u201d Dies After Long Illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Comedian and actor Charles Mapalume, widely known in entertainment circles as \u201cMarabha\u201d, has died following a prolonged illness.<\/p>\n<p>Marabha, who was renowned for captivating audiences through street theatre, passed away at a local hospital on the morning of Saturday, 19 April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>His colleague, Tafadzwa Ben, popularly known as Shugeta, confirmed the news to ZBC News, adding that the country has lost a talented performer and one of the pioneers of street theatre in Zimbabwe. Said Shugeta:<\/p>\n<p>He had been ill for a few years now. It got better for a while until two weeks ago when he was admitted in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>We then lost him this morning (Saturday). Marabha was a very talented comedian and one of the pioneers of Zimbabwean street theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Marabha was one of the trailblazers of Zimbabwean comedy, rising to fame alongside his peers Freddy Manjalima, known as Kapfupi, and the late Blessing Vingirai, known as Bonjisi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Comedian and actor Charles Mapalume, widely known in entertainment circles as \u201cMarabha\u201d, has died following a prolonged illness. Marabha, who was renowned for captivating audiences through street theatre, passed away at a local hospital on the morning of Saturday, 19 April 2025. 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