When someone dies, we often say, “God gave and God has taken,” but this phrase is easier to utter when it’s not your loved one who has passed away. In recent years, many celebrity couples who were once happy together were separated by the reason of death, leaving some as widows and others as widowers.

In this video, we’ll look at 13 South African celebrities whose partners died tragically, leaving them as widows and widowers. But before we proceed, please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell down below.

First, we have Babes Wodumo, a South African house musician and artist who was married to Mampintsha of the Big Nuz trio. The two got married in a colorful traditional wedding in 2021 after exchanging their vows.

Despite the ups and downs, the highs and lows of their marriage, the two were happy and were an admirable power couple. All this ended in tears when Mampintsha passed away due to a stroke on the 24th of December 2022. This was a tragic death for Babes’ family and friends. He left Babes as a widow and his son, Sponge, as an orphan.

Number two is Ayanda Ncwane, a popular actress, singer, businesswoman, and philanthropist. Ayanda was married to the late gospel artist Sfiso Ncwane in a beautiful wedding ceremony in 2002 when she was just 18 years old.

Unfortunately, her husband died after succumbing to kidney failure on the 15th of December 2016. This was so painful since Sfiso was still young—he was 37 years old when he died. Ayanda was left as a widow with two children, Nothando Ncwane and Mawenza Ncwane.

Number three is Tembisa Matsimela, also known as Petronella Madumo, a South African actress. Tembisa became famous for starring in television series such as “The Queen,” “Rhythm City,” and “Zone 14,” among others.

She was married to an Anglican Minister, Peter Sibota, who passed away after drowning in a family pool in June 2019. This left a void in her life, and there is no record if she ever married again.

Number four is Connie Ferguson, a well-known South African actress, filmmaker, producer, and businesswoman. She was married to the late Botswana-born actor and businessman Shona Ferguson. The two were the perfect couple of South Africa, as they both worked together in establishing their business empire in the acting industry.

Sadly, the Ferguson family and friends were left with a void after it was announced that Shona had passed away due to COVID-19 illness in 2021. He left behind Connie and his children, making her a widow. According to recent reports, Connie is believed to be in love again and seems happy.

Number five is Wiseman Mncube, known as an actor who portrays Bonello in the SABC1 drama series “Uzalo.” The actor lost his wife in 2017, but there is no information on how she died. He was left with a daughter named Rand.

He was devastated when he received the news because he was on set shooting a scene of burying someone. He later found love again and was blessed with a son.

Most of you might not be familiar with Letshego Khanyile, who is a famous author in the country but is one of those women who lost their husbands due to tragic death. She was married to the famous singer Gugulethu “Guguzulu” Zuma, who passed away on the 18th of July 2016 while attempting to summit Mount Kilimanjaro.

He did this as part of a trek for the Mandela expedition to raise funds for sanitary pads for schoolgirls. Unfortunately, it ended in death, leaving Letshego as a widow.

Number seven is Nadia Nakai, a famous Zimbabwean-South African bass rapper. Nadia was in a serious and long-term relationship with the late rapper and musician AKA. Her boyfriend AKA died tragically after being assassinated in Durban on the 10th of February 2023.

No one was arrested for this as it is still under investigation, but this was so painful for Nadia, who went on to say she won’t be in another relationship again after AKA’s death. The two were not married at the time of his death, therefore we can’t classify Nadia as a widow, but she was left with a void.

On number eight, we have Lerato Sengadi, who might not be familiar to most people but is known to those who knew the late hip-hop artist HHP and those who watched his Big Brother Africa.

She was married to the late rapper for two years before he passed away in October 2018. She was left a widow and with a void, but she never gave up on life.

Number nine is Bianca Naidu. Bianca was married to the late rapper Ricky Rick. She is known as a production coordinator, which doesn’t make her a celebrity, but she became famous for being Ricky Rick’s wife.

There is no date of when the two got married since, according to recent reports, the couple were never legally married. Ricky Rick left Naidu with two children—his son Mikey, born in 2014, and Naidu’s daughter from a previous marriage. According to reports, Ricky Rick committed suicide, but there is no suicide letter to tell the public why he did it.

Number 10 is Tolu Mataboge, an actress best known for her role as Davis in the “Gold Digger” meme on the SABC2 soap opera “Muvhango.” She got married to Chris Mataboge on December 27, 2014, in a romantic ceremony.

They were happy until Chris lost his battle with cancer in 2018, after almost four years together. Before his death, her husband was a radio DJ and presenter on Motori FM. Before that, she was in a relationship with fellow “Muvhango” cast member Dingaan Mokebe, but their relationship ended after they accused each other of abuse.

Number 11 is Simphiwe “Simz” Ngema, a South African actress, singer, and television personality. She was married to former “Rhythm City” actor and pro footballer Luyanda “Lumi” Ngema until he was murdered in an attempted hijack in 2017.

She was left as a widow but never gave up on her life and career. In 2020, she announced that she had fallen in love again and was pregnant. She even gave the public the name of her boyfriend, Tino Chinyani, and said they were expecting a baby.

On number 12, we have KasiNelle, best known as the presenter for the show “Our Perfect Wedding.” She was married to Farai Sibanda, who died in a car accident. The couple had been married for only 10 months when this tragic event happened.

Kasi was also injured during the car accident but she survived. “I knew that I was gonna get fined, I knew that I was heartbroken and battered, but now I had faith that I would live, and so should my husband,” she said in an interview on the SABC2 talk show “Motsamai.” “Death was just not part of the plan,” she added.

Number 13 is not famous for any work of her own but for being the wife of the late actor Menzi Ngubane, who died after succumbing to a stroke. She was left as a widow and could not easily move on with her life.

Menzi was known for playing villainous characters, such as Judas in the soap opera “Generations,” from 2003 to 2014. He died on 13 March 2021, leaving his fans and family in great sorrow.

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