Music Icon From South Africa Zahara, 36, Passes Away1

• Entertainment, WORLD
• December 14, 2023

Bulelwa Mkutukana, better known by her stage name Zahara, was an award-winning Afro-pop singer from South Africa. Her minister of culture made the announcement today. According to Sports, Arts, and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa, the family had been receiving government assistance “for some time” while she was in the hospital, allegedly due to liver issues.