Multi award-winning musician Zahara – birth bane Bulelwa Mkutukana – was celebrated in a memorial service at the Rhema Bible Church in Randburg on Thursday, 14 December.
HOW ZAHARA MET HER PRINCE CHARMING
The Mgodi singer’s husband, Mpho Xaba, was one of the mourners who spoke fondly about the musician, sharing how they met.
Xaba, who is an engineer and had paid lobolo for Zahara last month, said that the platinum-selling artist communicated with him on a human level. He also shared how he played hard to get before they started dating because he was sceptical about being involved with a celebrity.
However, they eventually fell in love and got engaged in March this year.
MPHO XABA’S LOVE LETTER TO ZAHARA
“To my dearly departed love. Words fail me. The void you have imposed on me has immeasurable depth. What brewed scepticism and questions as well as an iniquity to those who felt like they held a high moral ground to the institution of love, inadvertently led to the inception of a love so strong. Of adoration, affection, fondness, attachment, passion, infatuation, care, devotion, and all things warm and fuzzy.
“I will forever cherish all the moments I got to spend with you. When we first met, you took me out of a deep, dark place, and you restored my faith in love again. You never judged me harshly, but rather cautioned and counselled me. And thereafter you decided to keep me for yourself. If it were up to you, you would probably be living under my skin right now. So many plans, so many fond memories, however fate decreed otherwise. On behalf of the children, Keamogetwe and Kamogelo, we will forever love you. As for me, I will search for you through one thousand worlds and ten thousand lifetimes until I find you.”FUNERAL SERVICE DETAILS
Zahara passed away on Monday, 11 December, after spending almost three weeks in intensive care unit (ICU) at a private hospital in Johannesburg.
The Mkutukana family said she will be laid to rest on Saturday, 23 December, in East London in the Eastern Cape. Zahara’s body is also expected to arrive at her family home next week.