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S.Africa afro-pop sensation Zahara dies aged 36

South Africa's arts minister and Zahara's record company announced her death late Monday in a Johannesburg hospital where she was first admitted last month.

South African singer and songwriter Zahara performs at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival on March 31, 2012, in Cape Town. Died on December 11, 2023, aged 36. AFP photo
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Tributes were paid on Tuesday to award-winning South African singer Zahara, whose debut album made her an overnight pop sensation, after her death at the age of 36.

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