Ebun Olowu
South African Actress, Thandeka Mdeliswa, has died after being shot at her household’s house in Evander, Mpumalanga. She was 34 years old.
Despite a three-day fight for her life, she passed away on Saturday, September 5 2020.
Her acting credits include appearing in short films on Mzansi Magic, and star turns in iKani, eKasi: Our Stories as well as the film, Uthando Lukayisa.
The household has reportedly confirmed the actress’ loss of life in a press release, whereas police mentioned they had been in pursuit of the shooter.
According to police spokesperson, Brigadier Leonard Hlathi, two males came to the house on Thursday and had an argument with Mdeliswa’s brother.
When Mdeliswa went to deal with the two males, the argument grew to become violent and one of them grabbed his pal’s firearm and allegedly shot Mdeliswa.
The two males fled the scene.
A press release circulating on social media, reportedly issued by the household, stated that Mdeliswa was airlifted to eMalahleni after which she was transported to Steve Biko Educational Hospital in Pretoria, where she died on Saturday morning.
Mourners have taken took to social media to share their condolences beneath the hashtag #RIPThandekaMdeliswa.
South Africa is bad country where they killed Artist out of Jealous, that’s how they killed good reggae musician Lucky Dube in 2007. Lazy people, lazy men of South Africa. That’s how they began to kill their African people recently. Lazy, uneducated, stagnant people. Idiots.