{"id":34884,"date":"2016-03-22T20:03:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T20:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2016\/03\/22\/i-nealy-called-him-lerato-kganyago-misses-he-best-friend-koyo-bala\/"},"modified":"2016-03-22T20:03:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T20:03:26","slug":"i-nealy-called-him-lerato-kganyago-misses-he-best-friend-koyo-bala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2016\/03\/22\/i-nealy-called-him-lerato-kganyago-misses-he-best-friend-koyo-bala\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I Nealy Called Him&#8221; -Lerato Kganyago Misses He Best Friend Koyo Bala"},"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=\"469\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lkg1.png\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" is_main_img=\"1\"  \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been over two weeks since 3sum\u2019s Koyo Bala passed away but whilst the celebrity condolences have calmed down, it seems the pain is still very fresh for Koyo\u2019s best friend Lerato Kganyako.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lkg1.png\" alt=\"lkg1\" width=\"599\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI nearly dialed Koyo\u2019s number to tell him something hilarious \u2026.LOL\u201d, Lerato shared on twitter. The duo was pretty close and Lerato would always mention her friend in interviews.<\/p>\n<p>Few days after Koyo passed, Lerato shared a heartfelt tribute to Koyo in an Instagram post. 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