Sikelelwa Ngubane, of Showmax’s popular reality series Widows Unveiled, has remembered her husband, Mzansi star Menzi Ngubane through a heartfelt tribute on social media.
Menzi fought health problems for several years, and before his passing, he got a kidney transplant. On March 13, 2021, the actor who had won a Safta award passed away at the age of 56 from a stroke.He suffered a professional blow in 2014 when he was let go from “Generations” along with fifteen other cast members after a pay disagreement. This incident happened in the same year that he had a kidney transplant, which added to his health issues.
He would later make memorable appearances on productions like “Ashes to Ashes”, “Gold Diggers” and “Isibaya”. To honor and preserve the legacy of one of the nation’s most renowned actors, his documentary “NGUBS: The Life and Times of Menzi Ngubane” was released in 2022.“Today marks 3 years ungasekho emhlabeni Dali, I vividly remember our last telephone conversation, you said you were tired and wanted to rest, we will speak in the morning, I agreed not knowing you wanted me to release you to rest forever 😔, I am keeping strong for our girls by God’s grace, one day this all will make sense but for now I still have so many questions, why did things turn out this way 😭😭💔, continue to Rest Mbomvu, Myaluza, Somahhashi, Zikode Elimhlophe, you will forever be in our hearts ♥️”