Kenny Kunene and his wife Nonkululeko Mhlanga have welcomed their little bundle of joy into the world. Congratulatory messages flooded his timeline after he took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a video of him and his family arriving home with their newborn son covered in Versace blankets.

In the post, the Johannesburg transport MMC and businessman expressed his gratitude.

DJ Sbu trends following Zahara’s death
Following the untimely passing of multi-award-winning Afro-Pop star Bulelwa “Zahara” Mkututana on Monday, an old video featuring Sbusiso Leope, also known as DJ Sbu, has resurfaced on social media.
In the video, DJ Sbu defends his record label while strongly criticizing Zahara’s previous statement. The clip has gained significant attention as DJ Sbu is currently trending at number 2 on X.
During the interview conducted in 2021, the businessman and radio host disclosed a distressing revelation about Zahara’s health issues.
He claimed that Zahara was hospitalized at some point due to liver issues, and medical professionals attributed her condition to excessive alcohol consumption.
In addition, he vehemently dismissed claims alleging that he had misappropriated the late star’s money.

Popular South African award-winning singer and songwriter Bulelwa “Zahara” Mkutukana has sadly passed away at age 36 after being in hospital for a month.

The family of the Loliwe hitmaker spoke about her deteriorating health a couple of weeks ago, announcing that she had been hospitalized and was in a critical condition.The publication spoke to one of Zahara’s close friends who said her family will release a statement in time.On Monday, 27 November, her team and family released a statement that read: “We wanted to take this opportunity as a family to express gratitude for the outpouring of love, support, and compassion for our dearest Zahara since the recent media articles about the nature of her health. For your kindness and concern, and because we know you love Zahara, we wanted to give you an update on our daughter’s health.”Her family said Zahara had been admitted to the hospital for a week following complaints about physical pains.

The team said the doctors were working diligently and were waiting for further updates from them.Unfortunately, even though our daughter’s hospitalization has been of strict confidentiality within our family and close friends, that hasn’t stopped the spread of disingenuous information on the internet. We want to stress that any reliable information regarding Zahara’s health will be communicated via her official social media platforms or by herself,” the statement read.

The family further said they were asking for privacy on this matter.

“We trust that she will be back on the road soon; doing what she loves, and what we love her for: Healing people through her powerful gift and love of music. With love and kindness, the Zahara family and team,” they said.Zahara was first signed with TS Records and released her acclaimed album Lolilwe, which went double platinum.

Over the years, she has released eight projects under her name, the last recent being an EP titled Power Of A Woman, released in 2023.

She has since won numerous awards, including 17 South African Music Awards, three Metro FM Awards, and one Nigeria Entertainment Award.

Zahara was on the 2020 list of the BBC’s 100 Women.

She appeared as a guest judge on the seventeenth season of Idols South Africa in 2021.She is survived by her parents and five siblings.

This is a developing story.

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Tributes were paid on Tuesday to award-winning South African singer Zahara, whose debut album made her an overnight pop sensation, after her death at the age of 36.

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South Africa’s arts minister and Zahara’s record company announced her death late on Monday in a Johannesburg hospital where she was first admitted last month.

Born Bulelwa Mkutukana to a family in a village near East London, Zahara became known for her trademark guitar and giant Afro hairstyle.

Zahara sang in choirs as a child and taught herself guitar. Her voice drew comparisons to Tracy Chapman, Joan Armatrading and India Arie.

She burst into the music scene in 2011, with her debut album Loliwe selling out in 72 hours.

Zahara was billed alongside Hugh Masekela, James Ingram and Lauryn Hill at Africa’s biggest jazz festival in 2012.

She released five albums and won 17 South African Music Awards, the country’s top accolade, in all.

In a 2012 interview with AFP Zahara told how she had sang for South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela at his home.

“That was emotional for me. I remember I cried when I started singing to the finish and I even messed up my song,” she recalled.

Sports, arts and culture minister Zizi Kodwa wrote on X, the former Twitter, that she was “very saddened” by the death of the singer.