The up-and-coming South African musician and producer Lizwi Wokuqala, who tragically died in a car crash with Lesotho-born musician Malome Vector, was laid to rest at his home in Durban.

His funeral service took place at Newtown Hall, Inanda, and he was buried at Phoenix Cemetery, north of Durban, on Sunday, 4 August. Meanwhile, Malome Vector will be laid to rest in Lesotho on Saturday, 10 August.

 

 

 

Lizwi Wokuqala, whose real name’s Lizwilenkosi Mtshali, died in a car crash with Malome Victor on the N8 in Bloemfontein, Free State, on Wednesday, 24 July. His funeral was attended by musicians he had worked with, including Mally, and the legendary gospel musician from Inanda, Babo Ngcobo.

The funeral featured performances of songs from his church, the Shembe Nazareth Church, and his own music.

Mally performed his hit song Type Yami, which was produced by Lizwi Wokuqala. Lizwi Wokuqala was praised for his singing and song-producing talents.

One of the musicians who worked with him, Maileya, urged mourners to continue supporting Lizwi Wokuqala’s upcoming EP, set to be released on Friday, 9 August.

“He was humble, a perfect human being, and he knew how to sing. Everyone who came to the studio wanted to collaborate with him because they loved his voice,” Maileya said.

“What pains me’s that we were staying together in one house. Our leader, Malome Vector, took us near him and put us in a house that is so big. Malome Vector is the one who made us have passports because he took us to Lesotho, and the Basotho showed us love with Lizwi,” he said.

Lizwi’s sister, Nokukhanya Mtshali, asked the Shembe church to pray for her family, as many members don’t die naturally but die accidentally.

“It started with our father, who died because of a fire many years ago. Now, we had hoped that Lizwi was growing and would lead the family as our father did, but he died in a car accident. In our family, we didn’t have the time to nurse our members when they are ill because they don’t get ill but die accidentally,” she said.