Read more: Thulani Malinga Dies
Facebookers are notorious for stirring death rumours based on a few misconceptions and misunderstandings. Dr. Malinga was just going about his day when suddenly saw a lot of missed calls and text messages from family and friends who were concerned. He also had his phone on silent which resulted in many unanswered calls.
This made the callers even more worried as the news of his demise were slowly starting to feel true.
Speaking to the publication, Dr. Malinga laid all these death rumours to rest saying he is alive and it may be another case of mistaken identity, “People must’ve mistaken me for someone else. I am fine. I need everyone to know that I am alive and well.
“People started calling me on Saturday night, while I was busy recording in studio and I thought to myself I’d check the calls later. But I forgot. When I woke up, there were a lot of calls and messages on my phone,” he explained.
“Unfortunately, my phone was on silent and I couldn’t hear the calls. When I called, some were crying, saying they saw on Facebook that I had died and they thought it was true,” said the muso.
The worst part of it all is that people said he died after being involved in a car accident, “Some of the people who called me said they heard I died in a car accident. That time they hadn’t even seen pictures from that car accident. Honestly, I don’t understand people.”
Hi I’m alive Dr Malinga please help me wish TIISETSO MALINGA a happy birthday as he’s turning 15 years old today ❤️ @ South Africa https://t.co/d89VglShqf
— DR MALINGA (@drmalinga) June 20, 2021
It is definitely a case of mistaken identity as the person who reportedly passed on is Thulani Malinga. The managing director of the Mzansi Kwaito and House Music Awards reportedly succumbed to COVID-19 complications.
The organisaion shared a statement and confirmed the news;
“We send out and express our deepest and heartfelt condolences to Mr. Malinga’s family, friends, colleagues, and South African music industry in its entirety. The nation has suffered a great loss, may his soul Rest in Peace,”
read the statement.Picture credit: Instagramn
