Social Media user shared that South African gospel icon Rebecca Malope was gifted with a statue in her image in Mpumalanga recently to honour her for her tribute in the music industry, which had other online users divided in the comment section in regards to what they thought of the statue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

According to Kaya FM, the Queen of Gospel was honoured at the Gospel Music Festival at Bears Palace last weekend.

The award-winning gospel singer was celebrated for her incredible musical influence in the gospel music genre.

She is said to have contributed 35 years of her life to the music industry.

When her life-size statue was unveiled, to her surprise, Malope fell on the floor and had to have been held up by several members of the congregation.

When sharing the good news online, the Twitter user captioned,

“Dr Rebecca Malope was today honoured at Mpumalanga with a Statue; look at her reaction when it was unveiled; it is truly amazing 35 Years in The Music Industry and still going strong. We love you @DrRebeccaMalope Here’s to many more years!!!!”
When sharing the good news online, the Twitter user captioned,

“Dr Rebecca Malope was today honoured at Mpumalanga with a Statue; look at her reaction when it was unveiled; it is truly amazing 35 Years in The Music Industry and still going strong. We love you @DrRebeccaMalope Here’s to many more years!!!!”After seeing the statue, several fans shared their views about the figure in the comment section.

Here are some of the reactions: