Soweto TV and Jozi FM presenter Thembinkosi ‘Mangethe’ Zwane has died. Forty-three-year-old Jozi FM presenter Thembinkosi Zwane has passed away due to complications caused by diabetes, IOL reports. The radio personality and poet passed away after a long battle with diabetes.
He succumbed to the illness on January 11. Zwane was a stalwart at Jozi FM, working there for two decades. Zwane, who was popularly known for serving longest at the Soweto based radio station, worked for Jozi FM for two decades.
The late radio and television personality hosted a traditional music show on Soweto TV. He was also a poet. Jozi FM station manager Mpho Mhlongo said: “He (Zwane) was passionate about culture and heritage. He used his show to preach the importance of culture and heritage.”
Tributes continue to pour in following the death of one of the longest serving Jozi FM On Air presenter, Thembinkosi Mangethe Zwane. M.M pic.twitter.com/A2qmIhECzr
— Jozi FM (@jozifm) January 14, 2019
Source: The Citizen