{"id":15726,"date":"2016-12-12T07:13:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T07:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2016\/12\/12\/south-african-celebs-who-passed-away-in-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-12-12T07:13:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T07:13:33","slug":"south-african-celebs-who-passed-away-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2016\/12\/12\/south-african-celebs-who-passed-away-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"South African Celebs Who Passed Away In 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"the-post\">\n<p><!-- .entry-header-outer \/--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .share-buttons \/--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/South-African-Celebs-Who-Passed-Away-In-2016.jpg\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"South African Celebs Who Passed Away In 2016\" is_main_img=\"1\"  \/><figcaption class=\"single-caption-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tie-icon-camera\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> South African Celebs Who Passed Away In 2016<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>2016 has been nothing but tragic in every sense of the word. Whilst almost everyone can\u2019t wait to close this painful year for South Africa, we take a look one last time at those who were loved by many, who sadly passed on during 2016. Here are South African celebs who passed away in 2016.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Gugu Zulu<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-25014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/South-African-Celebs-Who-Passed-Away-In-2016.jpg\" alt=\"South African Celebs Who Passed Away In 2016 \" width=\"600\" height=\"508\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- Error, Advert is not available at this time due to schedule\/geolocation restrictions! --><\/p>\n<h2>2. Sfiso Ncwane<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Celeb-Condolences-Pour-In-For-Sfiso-Ncwane.jpg\" alt=\"Celeb Condolences Pour In For Sfiso Ncwane\" width=\"617\" height=\"617\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<h2>3. Mandoza<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Mandoza-Succumbs-To-Brain-Cancer-Star-Dies-At-38.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoza Succumbs To Brain Cancer, Star Dies At 38\" width=\"600\" height=\"598\"  \/><\/p>\n<h2>4. Nyembezi Kunene<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/nyembezi.jpg\" alt=\"nyembezi\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\"  \/><\/p>\n<h2>5. 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