Sokhulu, SA news presenter

SABC Zulu news presenter Sibongile Sokhulu has died at the age of 43.The ANC’s KwaZulu-Natal branch said Sokhulu, from Durban, died in a Johannesburg hospital on Thursday morning following breast cancer complications.

“The ANC will always remember Sokhulu from the time when she was a teacher at a school in Umlazi, where she distinguished herself as a dedicated daughter of the soil,” the party said in a statement. Sokhulu later left teaching to join the arts industry.She joined the SABC as a news presenter after starring in the television series, Shaka Zulu, in which she acted the part of Nomcebo.Wife of ex-president Viljoen THE wife of former state president Marais Viljoen died in Pretoria last week.President Thabo Mbeki said they were “deeply saddened” by Marietjie Viljoen’s death at the age of 88.”On behalf of the people and government of South Africa, we express our sincere condolences to the Viljoen family for the loss of their dearest mother and granny.”She would be greatly missed by all who knew her for the unwavering devotion she displayed to her family, friends and community, Mbeki said.Marais Viljoen was president of South Africa from June 4 1979 until September 3 1984.Cunha, director of horror films OCEANSIDE, California – Richard E Cunha, a cinematographer who directed the 1950s cult horror films ‘She Demons’, ‘Missile to the Moon’ and ‘Frankenstein’s Daughter’, has died.Cunha (83) died of heart failure.Born in Honolulu, Cunha served as an Army Air Forces cameraman in World War II then formed a production company that did industrial films and commercials.Cunha worked on the early TV shows ‘The Adventures of Marshal O’Dell’ and ‘Captain Bob Steele and the Border Patrol’ and was a director of photography on ‘Death Valley Days’ and ‘Branded’.He also directed ‘Giant From the Unknown’ and ‘She Demons’.Sokhulu later left teaching to join the arts industry.She joined the SABC as a news presenter after starring in the television series, Shaka Zulu, in which she acted the part of Nomcebo.Wife of ex-president Viljoen THE wife of former state president Marais Viljoen died in Pretoria last week.President Thabo Mbeki said they were “deeply saddened” by Marietjie Viljoen’s death at the age of 88.”On behalf of the people and government of South Africa, we express our sincere condolences to the Viljoen family for the loss of their dearest mother and granny.”She would be greatly missed by all who knew her for the unwavering devotion she displayed to her family, friends and community, Mbeki said.Marais Viljoen was president of South Africa from June 4 1979 until September 3 1984.Cunha, director of horror films OCEANSIDE, California – Richard E Cunha, a cinematographer who directed the 1950s cult horror films ‘She Demons’, ‘Missile to the Moon’ and ‘Frankenstein’s Daughter’, has died.Cunha (83) died of heart failure.Born in Honolulu, Cunha served as an Army Air Forces cameraman in World War II then formed a production company that did industrial films and commercials.Cunha worked on the early TV shows ‘The Adventures of Marshal O’Dell’ and ‘Captain Bob Steele and the Border Patrol’ and was a director of photography on ‘Death Valley Days’ and ‘Branded’.He also directed ‘Giant From the Unknown’ and ‘She Demons’.

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