The memorial service of the award-winning musician Zahara – real name Bulelwa Mkutukana was held on Thursday, 14 December at the Rhema Bible Church in Randburg, Johannesburg. Taking to the podium, the late singer’s sister Bulelwa Mtukutwana took a trip down memory lane to Zahara’s final moments.

 

 

RIP: ZAHARA’S FINAL MOMENSTS REVEALED
Zahara died in a Johannesburg hospital on Monday, 11 December “surrounded by family and loved ones.” She passed away after suffering a short illness allegedly linked to liver problems. In a statement shared by her family announcing her death, she was described as “a beacon of hope, a gift, and a blessing to us and countless people around the world.”

Friends, family, and industry colleagues gathered at Zahara’s memorial service. The late Loliwe hitmaker’s sister Bulelwa Mkutukana shared that she was present in the hospital room when Zahara took her last breath. She further detailed her sister’s final moments.“She was in pain at the hospital. I remember just after we left for the 15h00 visit, at 17h00 the doctor called and said we must come back. When Mama, Junior, and I got there, they told us to stay in the room and wait because Bulelwa would not be around for long… It was so painful, we were crying and prayed for four hours,” Bulelwa said.

The 36-year-old late Loliwe hitmaker will be finally laid to rest on 23 December in East London, Eastern Cape.

[WATCH] #Zahara’s sister, Lumka Mkutukana, says the doctor called the family to the hospital to witness her pass away as she would pass on at any given time, and they witnessed the machinesMedia personality, Somizi Mhlongo also paid tribute to the late singer. He lashed out at Zahara’s friends and other industry people, saying that they failed her when she needed them the most.

“There was a time I was hosting the SAMAs, and I made a joke about her drinking and stuff, only later did you realize what you say to people, how you make people feel is very important and I learned my lesson because I took it for granted as a joke. I didn’t know how much I hurt her, realised later. Luckily, we had time on earth to reconcile and become friends again but still, she went through a rough time, where was Somizi? Nowhere. Where were we? Nowhere,” the SABC quoted the Ask A MAN radio personality as saying.