TV actor and comedian Charles Bukeko popularly knows as “Papa Shirandula” has passed on in Nairobi. His brother-in-law Rowland Wanyama, told ‘The Star’ that the actor collapsed at the Karen Hospital’s parking after developing breathing complications.

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Rowland said Bukeko was not feeling well after returning to Nairobi on Sunday last week prompting him to go for a checkup the next day before returning home. He did not show any signs of illness until Saturday morning when he started having breathing complications.

“Papa had travelled from Nairobi. On Sunday he started feeling unwell after returning to Nairobi, so he went for checkups in Karen hospital on Monday.He tested positive of corona and agreed with the doctors that he returns home to have home-based care until over the weekend when he developed breathing complications.” According to the report made by his brother.owing his death, Royal Media Services sent a message of condolences to Bukeko’s family through MD Wachira Waruru. Waruru said he received the news of his passing with shock and disbelief.

“Bukeko, who was known to many simply as Papa Shirandula, was a towering thespian who was loved in every corner of the country. He endeared himself to TV audiences with his natural sense of humour and effortless depiction of typical Kenyan lifestyles.” Bukeko rose to fame when he was cast to play the role of Papa Shirandula in the popular TV series Papa Shirandula which aired on Citizen TV. It is this show that made him a household name in Kenya. Since then, he has appeared in several other TV shows such as The Captain of Nakara (2012). He has also appeared in numerous big-time commercials across the world including Coca Cola and GoTV.

He is survived by a wife and three children. Two boys and one girl. The eldest is aged 14 years.

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Pearl Thusi is a model, TV presenter, actress, MC, radio personality and businesswoman.

She started her modelling career when she was a teenager and has participated in several pageants. Pearl won Miss KwaZulu-Natal in 2005 and was crowned first runner-up at Miss SA Teen in 2003.

The Durban beauty rose to fame as a presenter on SABC 3’s iCrew in 2006. She moved to Johannesburg after completing her high school education to pursue her studies at Wits University. Pearl continued to work on her modelling and acting career while studying.

The former Pinetown Girls’ High School pupil bagged a role opposite American actress Jill Scott in the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency in 2009. Pearl made history in 2018 when Netflix announced she would star in Queen Sono – the streaming company’s first-ever African original series.

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She has hosted shows such as Lip Sync Battle Africa on MTV, BET Africa’s Behind the Story, SABC 1’s LIVE Amp and the Comedy Central Roast of AKA. Pearl partnered with WWF South Africa in 2019 to help protect South Africa’s wildlife.

Seeing how popular she is, it’s the norm to always see active on social media and that’s what expected of our all celebs, but of late, Pearl Thusi has fans worried.

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Here’s a look at pearl Thusi’s biography.

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When the love bug hits, it doesn’t miss and Pearl Thusi might have found the one.

A Twitter user by the handle of @sya_nkabinde decided to shoot his shot at Pearl Thusi, and the good homie did not mince his words by telling her that he would love to be her boyfriend, yaas man fetch your woman.

The homie wrote “If I die I die @PearlThusi cela kuba boyfriend yakho.” Pearl Thusi replied to his sweet tweet and said he must not die, but they should date once.

We are happy for you Pearl.

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While she was advocating for one love, South Africans told her to try next door!

Pearl Thusi was at the receiving end of the much of the backlash from South Africans following her advocacy for a united Africa. Since she has been always tweeting about the problem of xenophobia and advocating that the matter should be on top of the agenda, more than the issues faced in the US.

The #QueenSono star has been dragged in the past asfar as even suggesting that she was dating a Nigerian man.

The beauty took to Twitter and thanked her “peeps in Nigeria” for always making her look beat! Pearl even introduced the tweet by writing the name she was given by her Nigeria family, Ngozi.

Mzansi is now telling her to go back to where she belongs as she’s always giving them a shout out.Pearl Thusi Family

She is the eldest child in her family and has two younger sisters, Prunella and Pamela Thusi.

Pearl also has four older half-siblings. She says she had a very happy childhood despite children teasing her about the colour of her skin. Pearl is much lighter than the rest of her family.

“My father is dark. My mother was slightly light. I have a recessive gene from five generations back on my dad’s side. My ancestors five generations back were mixed race and so that is where it came from. With a gene recession it is normal, that for years nobody would be born light, or have blue eyes, until a few generations later,” she told Glen Lewis on Touch HD in 2017.Pearl Thusi’s parents helped shaped the person she is today. Her mother died in 2004 when she was still a teenager. Pearl often speaks about her mom in interviews, describing her as the “hardest worker”. After her mother’s death, Pearl said she had to fill the role of mom and wife. She moved to Johannesburg after completing high school.

“I ran away from being a mother to my sisters and being a wife to my father (in a sense) to being a real wife and mother,” she told Anele Mdoda on Real Talk.

Pearl’s relationship with her father, Bhekizizwe Thusi, was a bit complicated. He allegedly abused her mother and Pearl admits he was the first man to break her heart. Their relationship also became strained after her mother’s death. 2020 was the first year she celebrated her birthday without her father. She took to Instagram to share the news that her father had passed away. Although their relationship was strained at the time of her mom’s death, however all had been forgiven and the pair had mended their relationship.

Pearl Goes MIA

Pearl Thusi is everyone’s favourite, it’s just hard not to like her. Fans love it when she posts of her getaways, pics with her girls and even her besties on social media. She is known for her steamy pics and videos that have melted the hearts of many, but of late something seems to be amiss.

She left her fans shook after disappearing on social media without a public warning. The star recently deactivated all her social media accounts, and this has raised many eyebrows because everyone these days has become a social media junkie.This lock down has us all cooped in our houses and not able to go outside. It has even reunited us with our long-lost family members and friends, who went missing a long time ago. For most, the only way to stay in contact is through social media and this when the social media detectives noticed someone was missing and it was none other than Pearl Thusi.

Everyone hopes that Mama Panther is doing ok wherever she is. Even her bestie, DJ Zinhle sent out some love to her.

Lerato Kganyago is about to celebrate her birthday on July 22 and what better way to celebrate it than giving back to underprivileged girls and communities.

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Lerato introduced her elegantly designed Flutter By LKG sanitary pads brand, which is an addition to her Flutter family. The DJ has decided to put her philanthropic ways to good use by giving back to charities.

Her sanitary pads are manufactured by a black female entrepreneur, whose company is run exclusively by black women.

Lerato started donating in Hammanskraal, Tshwane, on Friday by donating 200 sanitary pads to a non-profit organisation called Ubuhle be’Ntombi zeNgcuce.

As part of her 67 minutes for Mandela, LKG together with the Mayor of Ekurhuleni Mzwandile Masina, distributed sanitary pads with an estimated worth of R120 000 to communities in Daveyton, and donated 12 000 pads to surrounding areas. They also donated 67 food parcels and 3 000 face masks.

Sharing on her twitter account she wrote, “Thousands of #FlutterbyLKG pads where distributed in Hamaanskraal, Ekhuruleni and KZN. Women’s sexual and reproductive health are not just women’s issues, they are societal issues. Flutter’s main objective is to uplift our society, one female at a time. The journey continues…”

The heavenly mercies have been good on Mthandeni Manqele’s side throughout his recovery journey and he is grateful to be alive after a strange illness. According to Daily Sun, the Maskandi musician claims his sickness could have been caused by a tokoloshe.

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Mthandeni said he comes from a God-fearing family and he does not mix prayer with muthi, hence he opted to not go to traditional healers.

The musician said his witchcraft came in the form of cats scratching him in his dream and dogs attacking him.

” I have scars on my body where I was scratched by cats,” he told the publication.

Mthandeni said he vomited a lot of foam and he believes evil spirits were coming out of his body. The musician said his body is now starting to get back to normal and he thanks God for surviving.

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Mzansi’s renowned cheating show Uyajola 9/9, aired another lit episode last night, but it left many reaching for the tissues. The episode featured Thembi who was suspecting that her boyfriend Papi, was cheating on her.

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Their confrontation had many glued to their small screens as it was very intense. Thembi caught Papi red-handed with a side-chick who said they have been in a relationship for the longest time. What left Thembi heartbroken was the fact that she was head over heels in love with Papi that she never wanted a well-off boyfriend, but she was willing to start her life from scratch with him.

Papi refused to air his dirty laundry on national television and opted to remain silent on his infidelity allegations.
Thembi decided to pack everything that belongs to her in the house and even took a bottle of wine, that Papi and his side chick were drinking and many had to stan that because apparently Papi had her bank cards and some of her possessions.

Sis Thembi decided to call it quits but her final scene had her experiencing breathing problems. Jub Jub gave her a Coke to drink so that she can cool her temper down but she continued breathing heavily whilst crying. Avid watchers of the show were touched by her story and took to Twitter to share their messages of support for her.