News about Hugh Masekela

According to the country's culture minister, Zahara, the South African Afro-pop singer, died at the age of 36 after being hospitalized with liver disease from years of alcohol use. According to SABC News, the award-winning singer, whose real name was Bulelwa Mkutukana, died at a hospital in Johannesburg last night. Zahara rose to fame in 2011 with her award-winning album Loliwe, and in 2020 she was included in the BBC's 100 Women list, which showcases the world's most inspiring and influential women. Since struggling with alcoholism and being hospitalized last month, the Afro-pop sensation, whose prolific ballads, had been suffering with liver disease and was hospitalized in South Africa, before passing away on Monday. The government had been 'assisting' Zahara's family for some time now,' according to Sports, Arts, and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa of South Africa.'