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RIP Phumlani Pikoli: About the author and controversial artist
The son of National Prosecuting Authority head Vusi Pikoli, Phumlani, died at the age of 33 over the past weekend.
Phumlani Pikoli found dead
According to
TimesLive, spokesperson Twiggs Xiphu said the multidisciplinary artist was found dead at an apartment in Johannesburg.
Xiphu said his father, former National Prosecuting Authority head Vusi Pikoli and mom Girlie, became concerned when they could not reach him on the phone on Saturday, 10 April.
On Sunday, 11 April, they decided to drive from their home in Pretoria to Johannesburg, where Phumlani had been looking after his brother’s apartment and animals. They had last spoken to him on Friday.