Gospel star Hlengiwe Mhlaba is alive and well, says publicist after death fake news 18 January 2021 - 11:01 Image: Supplied
Award-winning gospel singer Hlengiwe Mhlaba has assured her fans that she is fine following fake reports of her death on social media.
The rumour began to spread on Saturday after a deejay from a community radio station in KwaZulu-Natal posted on Facebook that she had died. Following the post, Mhlaba and her friends began receiving volumes of calls from people who were already crying, mourning the star s passing.
According to her publicist Nkuleleko Khanyi, callers were bombarding the singer s friends such as gospel singer Thobekile Mkhwanazi seeking confirmation.
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Comments The gospel music industry is mourning the death of one its own singers, Israel Mosehla. Photo from Facebook.
GOSPEL artists are mourning the death of Israel Mosehla.
News of his death broke yesterday but the cause was still unknown.
Israel, who was born in Soweto, had been in the industry for 20 years and was discovered by Sipho “Big Fish” Makhabane.
The 50-year-old was known for hit songs such as Alpha and
Omega,
We Adore You.
Big Fish said he was heartbroken when he heard the news on Sunday night.
“Whenever we were together, people would say we were twins. I’m heartbroken that my twin is gone. I really can’t deal with this,” he said.