RIP: SABC TV & Metro FM newsreader Pearl Shongwe dead at 35SABC NEWSREADER PEARL SHONGWE HAS PASSED AWAY- Shongwe, the newsreader who was currently on the Touchdown with Tbo Touch show on Metro FM, was found dead at her home in Polofields north of Joburg this afternoon afternoon. A source, who did not want to be named, said Shongwe, 35, was found dead by neighbours who alerted the police. It is said she was found lying dead on her bed and with no signs of any injuries. The SABC’s Metro FM news presenter Pearl Shongwe has passed on. It is understood she died at her Polo Fields home north of Johannesburg. Details are still sketchy at the moment.
The newsreader also presented sport on SABC’s 404 News channel and Morning Live on weekends alongside Simphiwe Ncongwane.

A much-loved face on television, Shongwe was also a finalist in the Miss Soweto pageant in 2011. Business Manager for Metro FM Kina Nhlengethwa says the family has confirmed her passing. #SABCNews