RIP: Comedian & champion rower Thato Mabelane passes away! Comedian Thato Mabelane has died.
Thato’s friend Dr Estelle Wiid confirmed the news to the publication, revealing she succumbed to cancer in the early hours on Monday. Estelle said the comedian was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago but it metastasized to the brain.
Thato Mabelane
A memorial ceremony in her honour is set to take place on June 1 at Chapmans Peak second viewing point in Cape Town from 2pm.
Thato was a comedian, HR specialist and champion rower.
In 2015 Thato became the first African woman to row across the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to northwestern Africa in a purpose-built ocean rowing boat called Avalon in 43 days.
Thato competed in the World Masters Regatta in Gauteng last month, winning two gold medals and a silver.
She was well-known in the comedy industry and respected by her colleagues.
Thato staged a one-woman comedy act, 3rd Generation Coconut, at the 2022 National Arts Festival.
In other news – ‘I never cheated’: Enhle Mbali speaks on her failed marriage with Black Coffee
Popular South African actress, model, and fashion designer, Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa has opened up about her failed marriage to Grammy award-winning DJ Black Coffee.
In a recent interview with Relebogile Mabotja on 702, the actress, who filed for divorce in 2019, spoke candidly about her failed marriage to the Superman hitmaker. Enhle spoke about how she was a “single married woman” who had to raise their two children alone because Black Coffee often had to travel for work. Read More
