Untimely passing of Orange Grove’s author saddens residents
Mongi Maphipha was an author and social activist who also served as a chairperson of Sector 4 CPF until 2021.
Local author and social activist Mongi Maphipha’s death has saddened and shocked Orange Grove residents.
Norwood’s Community Policing Forum (CPF) Sector 4 chairperson Cebi Ngqinambi said the death of the author was a loss to the community.
“Mongi served as a chairperson of Sector 4 CPF until 2021 and was passionate about youth development and community matters at large.”
According to Ngqinambi, Maphipha died on August 18 and the cause of his death remains unclear.
“He specifically helped connect young people with Sanca, assisting those who were ready to quit the addiction to substances. He started a movement called Lean which touched millions of young people raising awareness regarding the dangers of codeine and other addictive substances.”
A friend, Kurt Keshwar added Maphipha’s death was a loss to the youth.
“Mongi was inspirational, he wrote about real social ills that he experienced and was exposed to. He was compassionate towards what people were going through and wanted to ensure that we could communicate the social ills from the mountain tops because he believed that by having conversations, we can come up with solutions.
“Mongs was a good author , he articulated social problems effortlessly in his books. He always prioritised his community, even if it meant walking kilometres to get something done in Alexandra, he did it.
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