DESPITE being haunted by the tragic deaths of close friends and relatives, he won’t quit. Since March, Idols SA runner-up Thato Makape has lost nine people who were close to his heart. Thato from Postmasburg in Northern Cape said this had held him back and he struggled to pursue his career.
He said he lost two friends in March, his pianist in April, another friend in May, one uncle in June, and two more uncles in July. I thought I’d heard enough, and my mother’s cousin died last month. I was in shock following Thami’s death. Last month, he buried his mother’s cousin, while his friend and former Idols contestant Thami Shobede died recently.
The young artist told Daily Sun: “People thought I’d been quiet, but there’d been one funeral after another. I was never quiet. While grieving the deaths of the friends who died in March, Thato received more devastating news.
In other news – Former Generations: The Legacy actor charged with bread theft
GENERATIONS: The Legacy and Abo Mzala actor Thembile Botman (43) appeared in the Stilfontein Magistrates Court on Thursday. According to North West police spokeswoman Colonel Adele Myburgh, Thembile was arrested for robbery.
During a protest on 17 September, a bread truck was allegedly stopped at the Orkney-Potchefstroom Road next to Khuma.“A driver was intimidated and his keys grabbed. The truck was opened at the back and all the bread was removed,” said Myburgh. Read more
Source: Dailysun
