Johannesburg - Mandoza waited three hours for an ambulance to pick him up from his home, but it never came the late Kwaito star’s manager Kevin Ntaopane said during a radio interview on Monday.
Speaking on SAFM, Ntaopane said Mandoza, whose real name was Mduduzi Tshabalala, “died in his arms” minutes before arriving at the hospital after the long wait. The Nkalakatha hit maker died around mid day on Sunday.
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Mandoza had been battling cancer for about a year and had developed a brain tumour, which affected his sight.
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Assisted onto the stage by friends and family Mandoza somehow managed to perform at an SABC concert two weeks ago. Sadly, it was to be his last public appearance.
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