According to family friend Senyukele Zibobo, Maqashalala’s body was found at her Honeydew home in Johannesburg on Friday.

“I received a call from her brother informing me of her death. Someone went to drop off something at her place and realised there was something strange,” said Zibobo, adding that the person found her body inside the house.

Forensic personnel was called immediately.

“The forensic personnel told them that they suspected she had been dead for almost a week,” he said.

Many will remember Maqashalala for her lead role as Viwe in the 2003 SABC1 youth drama series Tsha Tsha. She also appeared onSenyukele said Noxee was found dead at her home in Honeydew, Johannesburg on Friday. He said according to forensics, she had been dead for a week when she was found. The cause of her death isn’t known yet.

“Yesterday at midnight, her brother Wandile Maqashalala called me. He told me that Noxolo was found dead at her house in Honeydew,” he said.

“Something was being delivered to her and the delivery person suspected something wasn’t okay. They had to find a way in and they found her dead.
When forensics got there and checked, they said it looked liked she had been dead for a week,” he continued.

Noxie as she was popularly known stole Mzansi’s heart back when she was on Xhosa drama series, Tsha Tsha as Viwe. Since then, starred on productions like Diamond City, Gauteng Maboneng, Binnelanders, and The Kingdom – uKhakhayi.