Journalist & author Phumlani Pikoli passes away at 33 Phumlani Pikoli (33), who previously worked as a multimedia journalist at Eyewitness News and authored books such as Born Freeloaders , was found dead at his apartment in Johannesburg. Phumlani Pikoli passed away on Sunday, 11 April. Picture: @scoutgumbee/Twitter.
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JOHANNESBURG - Journalist, author and son of anti-apartheid struggle veterans Vusi and Girlie Pikoli, Phumlani Pikoli, passed away on Sunday, his parents announced.
Pikoli (33), who previously worked as a multimedia journalist at
Eyewitness News and authored books such as
Born Freeloaders, was found dead at his apartment in Johannesburg.
In a statement released on Monday, it was said that parents had travelled up to Johannesburg to check on him after they couldn t reach him on his cellphone.