NELSON MANDELA - SOUTH AFRICAN SINGER MATHOSA DIES IN CAR CRASH

SOUTH AFRICAN SINGER MATHOSA DIES IN CAR CRASH

Acclaimed South African singer LEBO MATHOSA died in the early hours of this morning (23OCT06) in a car crash. She was 29. The driver of the vehicle Mathosa was travelling in lost control and the car overturned and ploughed into a tree, according to a police spokesperson. Mathosa was a major star in the Kwaito genre, which blends traditional South African music with hip-hop and funk. She performed to a rapturous reception at former South African leader NELSON MANDELA's 85th birthday celebration earlier this year (06). LESLIE SEDIBE, spokesperson for EMI records, says, "(We're) devastated. I don't think that there is any artist after BRENDA FASSIE, who could match her talent and energy on stage."