Kyle Zeeman Senior entertainment reporter 16 April 2021 Businessman Moses Tembe set the record straight on his daughter Nelli Tembe s death. Image: Jackie Cameron s Instagram
“As Anele s father, I categorically state that Anele was neither suicidal nor did she commit suicide. We must as a matter of priority deal with the scourge that bedevils our youth. Alcohol which is overused and drugs. Fellow South Africans we better wake up and smell the coffee, we have a serious problem with substance abuse.”
These were the words of Anele “Nelli” Tembe s father and prominent businessman Moses, who moved to set the record straight on circumstances surrounding her death.
Mourners gather to celebrate AKA s fiancée Anele Nelli Tembe s life
Chrizelda Kekana Entertainment reporter 16 April 2021 A memorial service for AKA s fiancée Nelli Tembe is underway. Image: Instagram/AKA via welcometoromesa
Friends and family gathered to remember and celebrate the life of Anele “Nelli” Tembe at a memorial service on Thursday.
The service was streamed on video conferencing platform Zoom and was open to the public.
Nelli died on Sunday after apparently falling from the 10th floor of the five-star Pepperclub Hotel in central Cape Town.
The family have also hosted daily prayer meetings ahead of the memorial on Thursday and funeral on Friday.
Inside Nelli Tembe s dream to run a Michelin star restaurant 15 April 2021 - 10:30 Nelli Tembe studied to be a chef and dreamed of one day owning her own world-renowned restaurant. Image: Jackie Cameron s Instagram
Before she was thrown into the spotlight as AKA s fiancée, Anele “Nelli” Tembe was a qualified chef with a dream of running her own luxury, world-renowned restaurant.
Nelli died on Sunday after apparently falling from the 10th floor of the five-star Pepperclub Hotel in central Cape Town.
Before meeting AKA, Nelli attended the Jackie Cameron School of Food and Wine in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, where she enrolled for an 18-month cooking course between 2018 and 2019.
AKA had some of the most amazing dates with his bae Nelli Tembe. Image: Twitter/AKA
On Sunday a blossoming love story came to a tragic end when rapper AKA s 22-year-old fiancée Anele “Nelli” Tembe tragically died.
Nelli died on Sunday morning after she apparently fell from the 10th floor of the five-star Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town. The Tembe and Forbes families confirmed her death through a statement, saying they were in shock.
Mzansi was introduced to Nelli as AKA s girlfriend in early 2020 when a video of her and AKA locking lips at a restaurant went viral.
From the moment that paparazzi-style video exposed his relationship with the late Nelli, AKA loved the young woman boldly and made sure the whole world knew he was a man in love.